Benazir Bhutto — "The people are the ultimate repository of power."

"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."

"One must never let fear stand in the way of justice."

"I am planning to return and contest the October elections in Pakistan."

"What is not recorded is not remembered."

"I have often heard the argument that a Muslim country, as such, cannot have a working democracy. But I stand before you, a Muslim woman, the elected prime minister of 100 million Muslims, and a living…"