Words matter. These are the best Bianca Jagger Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I’ve enjoyed doing Wolf Blitzer’s program, and I even enjoyed having a heated debate with Bill O’Reilly. I will do it any time.
Today, we talk a lot about terrorism, but we rarely talk about state terrorism.
George W. Bush will have to come to the UN and admit that he was wrong.
We are not supposed to go out and kill all those we suspect to have committed a crime.
Howard Dean has been successful because he was clear in his opposition to the war. People appreciate a politician with the courage to say, I oppose this war.
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.
The Sandinista revolution was without any question a popular insurrection.
In Nicaragua, liberty, equality and the rule of law were the stuff of dreams. But in Paris I discovered the value of those words.
Governments are mandated by international law to protect people from genocide.
I believe the only time when we can call for intervention is when there is an ongoing genocide.
The mere fact of an American being present could help save the lives of innocent people. That’s why I believe in the importance of bearing witness, to become a voice for the voiceless.
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.
The killing of innocent people is always wrong.
I am not just a celebrity, I’m a human-rights advocate for the last 20 years.
I am closer to a European viewpoint of the world than an American one. My ethics and ideals are based on European concepts.
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.
There is a question for which we will never know the answer: had the U.S. not launched the Contra war to overthrow the Sandinista government, would they have succeeded in bringing socioeconomic justice to the people of Nicaragua?
I think the difference between El Salvador and Nicaragua is that in Nicaragua you had a popular insurrection, and in El Salvador you had a revolution.
I think for the U.S. government the Sandinistas represented a threat to their dominance of Latin America.
President Bush should be indicted and should be driven out of office. He should be sent back home in Texas.
George W. Bush and his administration embarked on a full-scale assault on civil liberties, human rights and the rule of law, walking away from his international obligations, tearing up international treaties, protocols and UN conventions.
Americans need to understand the significance of having their civil liberties dismantled. It doesn’t just affect terrorists and foreigners, it affects us all.
I often traveled to Nicaragua to speak against repressive policies by the Sandinista government.
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.
The U.S. embargo imposed on Nicaragua, rather than weakening the Sandinistas, actually maintained them in power.
Most governments in Latin America have failed to recognize the rights of indigenous people and their right to their own traditional territories.
I didn’t want to be discriminated against because of my gender and status. I promised myself I was never going to be treated as a second-class citizen.
The British Red Cross asked me to help them spearhead a fundraising campaign for the victims of the war in Nicaragua. It was a turning point in my life. It began my commitment to justice and human rights issues.
I don’t believe in lobbying only progressives and liberal members of Congress. I don’t believe in doing interviews only with those who share my views. I want to reach a wider audience.
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.
