Benazir Bhutto — "You can imprison a man, but not an idea. You can exile a man, but not an idea. Y…"
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.
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Widely attributed quote, often used in her speeches against authoritarianism
Date: Unknown, frequently cited throughout her career
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