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The genocide perpetrated against Tutsi is the history of Rwandans, it is the history of humanity.

— Yolande Mukagasana

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Nothing is more destructive than never being satisfied with who you are and what you have.

There will be no humanity without forgiveness, there will be no forgiveness without justice, and there will be no justice without humanity.

When writing, let your words come from the heart.

As keepers of memory, we cannot accept the distortion of Rwanda’s history which include the genocide.

If we accept the silence that is given to us, we will never move the world ahead.

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