Benazir Bhutto

“The forces of moderation and democracy must be given a chance to succeed.”

“When you have a dictatorship, you need a unity of all the opposition.”

“Military dictatorship is a cursed tree. It has roots in the heart of the people, and its branches are spread all over the country.”

“Democracy is the best revenge.”

“You can imprison a man, but not an idea. You can exile a man, but not an idea. You can kill a man, but not an idea.”

“To make peace, one must be an uncompromising leader. To make peace, one must also be a visionary.”

“I have led an unusual life. I have buried a father killed at age 50 and two brothers killed in the prime of their lives. I raised my children as a single mother when my husband was arrested and held for eight years without a conviction - a hostage to my political career.”

“The government is shutting down the stadiums for soccer matches, cricket matches, and so on... In a country where there is so much misery, so much pain, why take away the last pleasure of the people?”

“A people who have been terrorized into silence for long periods are starved for the truth.”

“I found that a whole series of people opposed me simply on the grounds that I was a woman.”

“Whatever my aims and agendas were, I never betrayed my democratic principles.”

“I dream of a Pakistan, of an Asia, of a world, where we can commit our energies to reconciliation, to negotiation and not to confrontation.”

“Extremism can be defeated, but we need the people to be with us.”

“It is not easy to be a woman in politics. There are many hurdles and barriers, but one must persevere.”

“Freedom is not an end. It is a beginning.”