7 Ratu Epeli Ganilau Quotes on Society

Ratu Epeli Ganilau quotes on society

1. 'Race is a fact of life and is not a problem unless people make it out to be so.' (2003)

4. 'For too long, we have allowed fear to dictate our politics and suspicions, to shape how we perceive other communities.'

8. 'To create a Fiji where people of different ethnicities, religions and cultures can live and work together for the good of all, can differ without rancour, govern without violence and accept responsibility as reasonable people intent on serving the best interest of all'.

14. 'For too long we have kept ourselves in our ethnic boxes and continue to see ourselves as either indigenous Fijians, Indo-Fijians, Europeans, part-Europeans, Chinese, Pacific Islanders, or others. For as long as that wall remains we will continue to view one another with suspicion and distrust. This is the fear that is fueled by political manouvering to keep us divided while for some to remain in power.'

16. 'I would like to offer for the unity of our people, the adoption of multiracialism as the core ideal in searching for a clear way ahead. We need to get out of our comfort zones, our ethnic boxes and truly embrace multiracialism.'

17. 'For our people to have lived together for one and a quarter century it is difficult to believe that at a personal level so little cultural transfers have taken place.'

36. 'How often have we seen the bigotry of the religious fanaticisms and intolerance that have occurred in Fiji?'