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.
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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.
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When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.
The vast majority, who believe in astrology and think that the planets have nothing better to do than form a code that will tell them whether tomorrow is a good day to close a business deal or not, become all the more excited and enthusiastic.
Migration gives a blank cheque to put anything you don't feel like addressing in the memory hold. No neighbours can go against the monster narrative of your family.
Man is a centaur, a tangle of flesh and mind, divine inspiration and dust.
He, then, that would really, thoroughly, and acceptably mortify any disquieting lust, let him take care to be equally diligent in all parts of obedience, and know that every lust, every omission of duty, is burdensome to God, though but one is so to him.
Place a substantial meal before a tired man and he will eat with effort and be little better for it at first. Give him a glass of wine or brandy, and immediately he feels better: you see him come to life again before you.
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