Michelle Bachelet

Politician

1951-09-29

Quotes by Michelle Bachelet

• In today's interdependent world, a threat to one becomes a menace to all. And no state can defeat these challenges and threats alone.

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• The possibility of my presidential candidacy emerged spontaneously in public opinion polls. For my part, I noticed people's affection when I was doing work on the ground. I think the important thing is that my candidacy was born from citizens themselves, driven by the people and which the parties picked up favorably.

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• During my lifetime, I realized that discrimination was not accidental, that there were structural roots and causes to it. So if we wanted to change women's lives, we need to deal with those root causes.

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• There does not have to be trade-off between growth and social protection. A democracy does not mean much if it doesn't respond to the needs and will of its people.

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• Women's strength, women's industry, women's wisdom are humankind's greatest untapped resource. The challenge then for U.N. Women is to show our diverse constituencies how this resource can be effectively tapped in ways that benefit us all.

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• Violence against women in all its forms is a human rights violation. It's not something that any culture, religion or tradition propagates.

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• For me, a better democracy is a democracy where women do not only have the right to vote and to elect but to be elected.

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