'We cannot bring the people together and concentrate all our energies on developing the country when the agony of 2000 is continuously haunting us.' (27 May 2005, from a speech to the annual conference of his United Fiji Party).
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The country cannot focus on development while past trauma from 2000 continues to haunt the people.
- In plain terms
- Past trauma prevents the nation from concentrating on development.
- What can you take from it?
- Address past trauma to enable national development.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does trauma affect national progress?
- What must happen to move forward?
Another view
Ignoring the past may lead to unresolved issues resurfacing later.
More from Laisenia Qarase
'Any Bill is drafted without consulting any party or stakeholders is because it contains what the Government wants to be included in the Bill.' (20 May 2005, e…
Permalink to quote #13 'I emphasise again that people who participated in the 2000 uprising with criminal intent, as established by the police, will continue to be subject to the ful…
Permalink to quote #15 'We have to recognise our cultural differences, but accept that they enrich our society. We also have to accept that all communities and citizens have contribu…
Permalink to quote #12
Related quotes
Nations will march towards the apex of their greatness at the same pace as their education. Nations will soar if their education soars; they will regress if it…
Simon BolivarSimon Bolivar quote #18 Humankind consists of two sexes, woman and man. Is it possible that a mass is improved by the improvement of only one part and the other ignored? Is it possibl…
Mustafa Kemal AtaturkMustafa Kemal Ataturk quote #36 The party is ready to lead the country out of the unstable racial situation it is in to a united, stable and harmonious nation to ensure there is social, polit…
Pramod RaePramod Rae quote #1