We Learned At An Early Age That

The Next Decade Cannot Be A Decade Of Confrontation And Contention. It Cannot Be East Vs. West. It Cannot Be Men Vs. Women. It Cannot Be Islam Vs. Christianity. That Is What The Enemies Of Dialogue Want.

Bhutto Represents Everything The Fundamentalists Hate - A Powerful, Highly-educated Woman Operating In A Man's World, Seemingly Unafraid To Voice Her Independent Views And, Indeed, Seemingly Unafraid Of Anything, Including The Very Real Possibility That One Day Someone Might Succeed In Killing Her Because Of Who She Is.

Pakistan Is Heir To An Intellectual Tradition Of Which The Illustrious Exponent Was The Poet And Philosopher Mohammad Iqbal. He Saw The Future Course For Islamic Societies In A Synthesis Between Adherence To The Faith And Adjustment To The Modern Age.

Democracy Is The Best Revenge.

Democracy Needs Support, And The Best Support For Democracy Comes From Other Democracies.