Bianca Jagger quotes

The death penalty is being applied in the United States as a fatal lottery. (Bianca Jagger)
Governments are mandated by international law to protect people from genocide. View quote
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Those who suffer are not those at the top, but are the less privileged members of society. View quote
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Americans need to understand the significance of having their civil liberties dismantled. It doesn't just affect terrorists and foreigners, it affects us all. View quote
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The killing of innocent people is always wrong. View quote
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In Nicaragua, liberty, equality and the rule of law were the stuff of dreams. But in Paris I discovered the value of those words. View quote
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I am still profoundly troubled by the war in Nicaragua. The United States launched a covert war against another nation in violation of international law, a war that was wrong and immoral. View quote
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I wanted to have a political career. I thought studying political science would be the best way to achieve it. View quote
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The Sandinista government became consumed with fighting a war of survival. They were up against the biggest superpower in the world. View quote
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I am not just a celebrity, I'm a human-rights advocate for the last 20 years. View quote
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A man who gets divorced is not forever going to be talked about for it. There are very different standards that we have for women than we have for men. (Bianca Jagger)
During the first 10 years of my life, while my parents were married, I enjoyed a privileged upbringing. After their divorce, my life was difficult. View quote
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Most governments in Latin America have failed to recognize the rights of indigenous people and their right to their own traditional territories. View quote
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I often traveled to Nicaragua to speak against repressive policies by the Sandinista government. View quote
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Bush and Blair combined their efforts to deceive both nations in a carefully coordinated manner, more so than anyone is willing to point out in the media. View quote
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Gandhi became my role model. I have always been interested in Eastern philosophy. Since early in my life I've been fascinated by India, and I have spent a great deal of time traveling in that country. View quote
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We are not supposed to go out and kill all those we suspect to have committed a crime. View quote
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People in so many countries look up to the United States as a model of democracy, but I doubt if that can continue. It leaves me with a great sense of loss. View quote
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I believe the only time when we can call for intervention is when there is an ongoing genocide. View quote
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George W. Bush and Tony Blair had to convince the world that Saddam Hussein represented an imminent threat. Tony Blair lied when he claimed that Iraq could launch a chemical or biological attack within 45 minutes. View quote
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The U.S. embargo imposed on Nicaragua, rather than weakening the Sandinistas, actually maintained them in power. (Bianca Jagger)
I am closer to a European viewpoint of the world than an American one. My ethics and ideals are based on European concepts. View quote
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People in the U.K. cannot understand whether Blair has lost his mind or whether his ambition to be the second-most-powerful man in the world made him lose his mind. View quote
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Look at what President Kennedy managed to achieve during the Cuban missile crisis. If Bush had been president in 1962, do you think he would have avoided a nuclear war? View quote
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Saddam Hussein has been brutal against his people, but when he was committing those crimes, the international community did not come to the rescue of the Iraqis. View quote
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Bianca Jagger

Bianca Jagger - Image
Photo: Jim Wallace (Smithsonian Institution), CC BY 2.0
Occupation: Nicaraguan Celebrity
Born: May 2, 1945
Quotes count: 46

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