Benazir Bhutto

We must fight against poverty, illiteracy, and disease.

My life has been a testament to the struggle for democracy.

I have faced many challenges, but I have never lost hope.

The people are the ultimate repository of power.

We must build a Pakistan where everyone has equal opportunities.

I am committed to serving the people of Pakistan.

My father taught me that courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.

We must bridge the divide between the rich and the poor.

I believe in a progressive and enlightened Islam.

My goal is to create a peaceful and prosperous Pakistan.

I would rather die for democracy than live under dictatorship.

The people of Pakistan have a right to choose their own leaders.

I am prepared to make any sacrifice for the sake of my country.

Freedom is not an end. Freedom is a beginning.

I dream ...of a world where we can commit our social resources to the development of human life and not to its destruction.

Clearly it's not easy for woman in modern society, no matter where we live. We still have to go extra mile to prove that we are equal to men. We have to work longer hours and make more sacrifices. And we must emotionally protect ourselves from unfair, often vicious attacks made on us.

To make peace, one must be an uncompromising leader. To make peace, one must also embody compromise.

Democracy needs support and the best support for democracy comes from other democracies. Democratic nations should come together in an association designed to help each other and promote what is a universal value - democracy.

Military dictatorship is born from the power of the gun, and so it undermines the concept of the rule of law and gives birth to a culture of might, a culture of weapons, violence and intolerance.

As a woman leader, I thought I brought a different kind of leadership.