3 Laisenia Qarase Quotes on Trauma

Laisenia Qarase quotes on trauma

8. 'Last year (October 2004), the nation celebrated a week of reconciliation and forgiveness, supported by all our main religions and numerous civic organizations and individuals from all our ethnic groups. Some of those who had suffered particular hurt in 2000, questioned the motives behind this and did not feel they could take part. Their views must be respected. They endured an ordeal which left deep wounds.'

10. 'We cannot bring our people together, and give all energies to development, when the agony of 2000 lives on and haunts us through prosecutions and sentences. Five years have gone by and ... there is no end in sight. I believe it is time now for fresh thinking and action.'

14. '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).