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Whatever my aims and agendas were, I never asked for power. I think they need me. I don't think it's addictive. I think, if anything, it's the opposite of addictive. You want to run away from it, but it doesn't let you go. It's doing it again.

— Benazir Bhutto

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Leadership is to do what is right by educating and inspiring an electorate, empathizing with the moods, needs, wants, and aspirations of humanity.

Despite threats of death, I will not acquiesce to tyranny, but rather lead the fight against it.

If they only showed this much spunk when it came to containing the terrorists I don't think we would have such a problem.

I put my life in danger and came here because I feel this country is in danger. People are worried. We will bring the country out of this crisis.

The forces of moderation and democracy must, and will, prevail against extremism and dictatorship.

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Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.

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