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Democracy, the rule of law and human rights march hand in hand. These concepts are not well understood by a good portion of the population.

— Graeme Leung

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Reconciliation and forgiveness are matters of the heart. They cannot be forced on the people.

It's the way we are - our people show their respect to their leaders by keeping quiet. It is considered rude to speak your mind.

These fears (held by indigenous Fijians) must not be ridiculed but understood and addressed. In the final analysis it will be counterproductive to impose democracy on people who have yet to fully understand how it will sit against everything they believe in.

The evidence shows a growing albeit reluctant acceptance of the rule of law. But time, patience and a genuine commitment not just of the country's leaders towards creating an environment that will allow democracy, human rights and the rule of law to flourish, will be required.

The creation of a legal eligibility allowing the grant of an amnesty for treason is abhorrent and unacceptable. The Bill was supposed to be a search for the truth behind the tragedy of 2000, but the Bill never once mentions the word "truth".

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The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class shall represent and repress them in parliament!

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The law itself is the instrument of the ruling class; hence it is a logical impossibility for another class to assume power legally.

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The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletarian to the level of bourgeois stupidity.

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