Every dictator uses religion as a prop to keep himself in power.
Interpretation
Dictators often manipulate religion to maintain their authority and control over people.
This quote by Benazir Bhutto highlights the tactic used by some dictators to utilize religion as a tool for reinforcing their power. By co-opting religious beliefs and institutions, they can gain legitimacy and influence over their followers, exploiting faith to quell dissent and maintain their grip on authority.
In practice
During a political speech, referencing this quote can illustrate how power can corrupt religious beliefs.
Extremism can flourish only in an environment where basic governmental social responsibility for the welfare of the people is neglected. Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism.
The best hijab is in the eyes of the beholder.
In 1988, when democracy was restored, the military establishment was still very powerful. The extremist groups were still there. And when the aid and assistance to Pakistan was cut, we had to adopt harsh economic policies. So in a way, it showed that democracy doesn't pay, and the military was able to reassert itself.
The next few months are critical to Pakistan's future direction as a democratic state committed to promoting peace, fighting terrorism and working for social justice.
America's greatest contribution to the world is its concept of democracy, its concept of freedom, freedom of action, freedom of speech, and freedom of thought.
I believe that democracies do not go to war; that's the lesson of history, and I think that a democratic Pakistan is the world community's best guarantee of stability in Asia.
The last function of reason is to recognize that there are an infinity of things which surpass it.
It [a new world order] needs only that the governments of Britain, the United States, France, Germany, and Russia should get together in order to set up an effective control of currency, credit, production, and distribution – that is to say, an effective ‘dictatorship of prosperity,’ for the whole world. The other sixty odd States would have to join in or accommodate themselves to the over-ruling decisions of these major Powers.
The death of a 20-year-old woman is intuitively worse than that of a 2-month-old girl, even though the baby has had less life. The 20-year-old has a much more developed personality than the infant, and has drawn upon the investment of others to begin as-yet-unfulfilled projects.
Behold I do not give lectures or a little charity, When I give I give myself.
Propositions show what they say: tautologies and contradictions show that they say nothing.
I don't need anyone to rectify my existence. The most profound relationship we will ever have is the one with ourselves.
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