"Right now, they feel they have lost their voice, and their miseries have increased since my departure."

"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."

"in some places, voter turnout exceeded 100 percent."

"I am committed to serving the people of Pakistan."

"I have often heard the argument that a Muslim country, as such, cannot have a working democracy. But I stand before you, a Muslim woman, the elected prime minister of 100 million Muslims, and a living…"