Through democracy we can address the basic needs of the people, involve them as participants in planning and restore the authority of the government.

Democracy is the best revenge.

Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism.

The government I led gave ordinary people peace, security, dignity, and opportunity to progress.

The political parties have unanimously rejected the one-man constitutional changes.

As a woman leader, I thought I brought a different kind of leadership. I was interested in women's issues, in bringing down the population growth rate... as a woman, I entered politics with an additional dimension - that of a mother.

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.