I wanted to have a political career. I thought studying political science would be the best way to achieve it. — Bianca Jagger Copy Share Image
The Sandinista government became consumed with fighting a war of survival. They were up against the biggest superpower in the world. — Bianca Jagger Copy Share Image
Governments are mandated by international law to protect people from genocide. — Bianca Jagger Copy Share Image
I think for the U.S. government the Sandinistas represented a threat to their dominance of Latin America. — Bianca Jagger Copy Share Image
I don't think there was really a time when I have not been politically aware. — Bianca Jagger Copy Share Image
Most governments in Latin America have failed to recognize the rights of indigenous people and their right to their own traditional territories. — Bianca Jagger Copy Share Image
There is a question for which we will never know the answer: had the U.S. not launched the Contra war to overthrow… — Bianca Jagger Copy Share Image
Howard Dean has been successful because he was clear in his opposition to the war. People appreciate a politician with the courage… — Bianca Jagger Copy Share Image
I often traveled to Nicaragua to speak against repressive policies by the Sandinista government. — Bianca Jagger Copy Share Image
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… — Bianca Jagger Copy Share Image
The Sandinista revolution was without any question a popular insurrection. — Bianca Jagger Copy Share Image
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… — Bianca Jagger Copy Share Image
Today, we talk a lot about terrorism, but we rarely talk about state terrorism. — Bianca Jagger Copy Share Image
The death penalty is being applied in the United States as a fatal lottery. — Bianca Jagger Copy Share Image
I am not just a celebrity, I'm a human-rights advocate for the last 20 years. — Bianca Jagger Copy Share Image
The Sandinista government became consumed with fighting a war of survival. They were up against the biggest superpower in the world. — Bianca Jagger Copy Share Image
When I began my humanitarian work, I understood that in order to gain credibility I needed patience, commitment and unwavering perseverance. I needed to… — Bianca Jagger Copy Share Image
I have friends of mine who have died of AIDS and many of those friends...did not tell me until the very end...because they felt… — Bianca Jagger Copy Share Image
There is so much each one of us can do to make a difference. We are at a dangerous juncture in the history of… — Bianca Jagger Copy Share Image
A man who gets divorced is not forever going to be talked about for it. There are very different standards that we have for… — Bianca Jagger Copy Share Image
