“I have always been willing to admit when I made a mistake. I made a mistake in my understanding of the composition of the Contras, not on my opposition to the Contra war.”
— Bianca Jagger
Author: Bianca Jagger
Category: war
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“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.”
— Bianca Jagger
Author: Bianca Jagger
Category: war
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“The death penalty is being applied in the United States as a fatal lottery.”
— Bianca Jagger
Author: Bianca Jagger
Category: death
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“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.”
— Bianca Jagger
Author: Bianca Jagger
Category: courage
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“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.”
— Bianca Jagger
Author: Bianca Jagger
Category: war
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“I wanted to have a political career. I thought studying political science would be the best way to achieve it.”
— Bianca Jagger
Author: Bianca Jagger
Category: science
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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.”
— Bianca Jagger
Author: Bianca Jagger
Category: war
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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.”
— Bianca Jagger
Author: Bianca Jagger
Category: equality
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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.”
— Bianca Jagger
Author: Bianca Jagger
Category: dreams
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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.”
— Bianca Jagger
Author: Bianca Jagger
Category: war
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“Those who suffer are not those at the top, but are the less privileged members of society.”
— Bianca Jagger
Author: Bianca Jagger
Category: society
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