Asma Jahangir Quotes

Peace, if possible, but justice at any rate.

Terrorism gravely threatens international peace and security, and as a solution, the power and apparent finality of force are seductive.

True satisfaction and true justice, in my belief, will only come for Americans, and for that matter now for Spaniards and Turks and Saudis and Moroccans, when we put an end to terrorism.

Afghanistan must never again be a safe haven for terrorism.

The supreme need of the world is peace and good will among men. It must be peace founded upon justice and fairness, the righting of past wrong, and the securing of the future as far as possible against the evils of the past.

Peace does not mean just to stop wars, but also to stop oppression and injustice.

In the name of justice there cannot be subjection and in the name of peace there cannot be impunity.

Violence is the only way to answer violence.

… you can have peace at the barrel of a gun, but unless you have peace with justice and self-determination, and allow people to exist in a way where they feel they have had justice done, they can determine their own future, you will never have a just situation, you will never have peace.

There is a real need to construct a different Middle East. The Middle East must change because the world has changed. And instead of oppositional armies that are fighting usually one against another, now we have a net of terrorists that are trying to destroy everything. They are not two; they are hundreds.

Peace can only thrive when the climate is right. We remain open to bilateral dialogue with Pakistan on all outstanding issues in an environment free from terrorism and violence.

In politics evils should be remedied not revenged.

Where do you draw the line between peace and justice? If you ask the victims, they want more justice; if you ask the potential victims, they want more peace.

Democracies are poor breeding grounds for terrorism and war.

Military hardliners called me a 'security threat' for promoting peace in South Asia and for supporting a broad-based government in Afghanistan.

The idea of reasoning with terrorists without force or with appeasement is naive, and I think it's dangerous.

What a war in Iraq will not do is bring about peace in the Middle East or end the injustices that feed resentment and breed terrorists.

The United States has the burden to lead for peace. And not just peace - we need peace with justice, a much harder goal.

In some ways, Israel has achieved a peace. There are fewer rockets being sent into Sderot, there are no rockets to speak of from the North, there has been very little terrorism from the West Bank. It's a kind of peace. I hope for a better and more enduring peace. Peace is not an endgame; we will never be completely at peace.

Through my years of working on war and peace in Africa, I have learned that there are solutions to some of the greatest human rights challenges, and we all can be a part of those solutions.

American credibility in the war on terrorism depends on a strong stand against all terrorist acts, whether committed by foe or friend.

The only message that terrorists need to get is that they're going to be beaten.

What I want to make clear though is that we oppose terrorism in any form. However, any operation against terrorism should be under the framework of the United Nations and follow the fundamental principles of international laws.

We need new partnerships in fighting terrorism and building peace.

Reconciliation should be accompanied by justice, otherwise it will not last. While we all hope for peace it shouldn't be peace at any cost but peace based on principle, on justice.