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Temples have been desecrated, places of worship are destroyed, all in the prejudice view that one religion is the true one and others are not.

— Epeli Ganilau

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To share responsibility with the people of the province should be, in my view, the proudest bequest of a chief to his people.

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

It (2006) will be the year of rebuilding and reclaiming the lost confidence, the lost spirit and the lost soul of our beloved country.

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

Government seems unaware that the more race-based measures it tries to put in place the faster that time bomb burns to detonation point.

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The moment the idea is admitted into society, that property is not as sacred as the law of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence.

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The Puritan hated bear-baiting, not because it gave pain to the bear, but because it gave pleasure to the spectators.

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