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> [The sanction of force stands behind the medley of personal orders and regulations of Martial Law. The sanction of the people's consent stands behind the hierarchy of laws. In one situation, the population is regimented into acquiescence. In the other,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/the-sanction-of-force-stands-behind-the-medley-of-personal-orders-and/)

[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/)

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> [The sanction of force stands behind the medley of personal orders and regulations of Martial Law. The sanction of the people's consent stands behind the hierarchy of laws. In one situation, the population is regimented into acquiescence. In the other,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/the-sanction-of-force-stands-behind-the-medley-of-personal-orders-and-2/)

[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/)

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## More by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

> [ In March \[1972\] the unity of Pakistan depended on the suppression of the secessionists. But to carry it out with such brutality on the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/in-march-1972-the-unity-of-pakistan-depended-on-the-suppression-of/)

[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/)

> [ That Mujib \[Rahiman\] had been arrested I found out at eight in the morning, when I left. How did I take it? I was… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/that-mujib-rahiman-had-been-arrested-i-found-out-at-eight-in-the/)

[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/)

> [I am guiding you to seek truth from the facts of the historical conditions of our society and to identify the problems. The correct…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/i-am-guiding-you-to-seek-truth-from-the-facts-of-the-historical/)

[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/)

> [If the people wanted my head I would bow without demur. If I had lost the confidence or respect of the people I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/if-the-people-wanted-my-head-i-would-bow-without-demur-if-i-had-lost/)

[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/)

> [ Mujib \[Rahman\], as you've seen, is a congenital liar. He can't help telling lies - it's something stronger than he. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/mujib-rahman-as-you-ve-seen-is-a-congenital-liar-he-can-t-help/)

[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/)

> [ The fact is that when you talk about Mujib \[Rahiman\], everything seems so incredible. I don't understand how the world can take him seriously. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/the-fact-is-that-when-you-talk-about-mujib-rahiman-everything-seems/)

[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/)

> [Tear gas, rubber bullets, and I would have arrested all the leaders. Oh, only a disgusting drunkard like ex-President Yahya Khan could have sullied…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/tear-gas-rubber-bullets-and-i-would-have-arrested-all-the-leaders-oh/)

[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/)

> [“A regime that can suspend or abrogate the constitution and run the country on its whims and caprice should be ashamed of bringing on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/a-regime-that-can-suspend-or-abrogate-the-constitution-and-run-the/)

[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/)

> [Tikka Khan was a soldier doing a soldier's job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/tikka-khan-was-a-soldier-doing-a-soldier-s-job/)

[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/)

> [I've known him since 1954 and I've never taken Mujib Rahiman seriously - I understood from the very first moment that there was no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/i-ve-known-him-since-1954-and-i-ve-never-taken-mujib-rahiman/)

[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/)

> [ \[Yahya Khan\] thought of nothing but acquiring beautiful cars, building beautiful homes, making friends with bankers, and sending money abroad. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/yahya-khan-thought-of-nothing-but-acquiring-beautiful-cars-building/)

[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/)

> [ \[Tikka Khan\] made his appeal with loudspeakers, and still he came to know of only four cases. Shall we multiply by ten and make… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/tikka-khan-made-his-appeal-with-loudspeakers-and-still-he-came-to/)

[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/)

> [ We know who left the country. And many were Bengalis from West Bengal, sent from Calcutta. It was she who sent them - Mrs.\[Indira\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/we-know-who-left-the-country-and-many-were-bengalis-from-west-bengal/)

[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/)

> [There's only one man really responsible for those events - Yahya Khan. Both he and his advisers were so drunk with power and corruption…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/there-s-only-one-man-really-responsible-for-those-events-yahya-khan/)

[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/)

> [Tikka Khan won't try to stick his nose in politics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/tikka-khan-won-t-try-to-stick-his-nose-in-politics/)

[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zulfikar-ali-bhutto/)

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