"I fight because international law recognises my right."

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Source : Source: www.sbs.com.au

Xanana Gusmao

#Fighting Quotes #Law Quotes #Recognise Quotes

“A government is free in proportion to the rights it guarantees to the minority.”
“We cannot tire or give up. We owe it to the present and future generations of all species to rise up and walk!”
“I think we need a real plan, which is why I have offered a much more specific approach to securing the border, fixing the legal immigration system and addressing illegal immigration.”
“... people made the imaginary real all the time: taking the music they heard in their head and recording it, seeing a house in their imagination and building it. Fantasy was always only a reality waiting to be switched on.”

Source : Joe Hill (2013). “NOS4R2”, p.439, Hachette UK
“I don't have any style.”
“Falling in love with someone doesnâ€™t mean you know any better how they feel. It only means you know how you feel.”

Source : David Levithan (2013). “Every Day”, p.62, Egmont UK
“Tereza's mother never stopped reminding her that being a mother meant sacrificing everything. Her words had the ring of truth, backed as they were by the experience of a woman who had lost everything because of her child. Tereza would listen and believe that being a mother was the highest value in life and that being a mother was a great sacrifice. If a mother was Sacrifice personified, then a daughter was Guilt, with no possibility of redress.”
“I'm not claiming divinity. I've never claimed purity of soul. I've never claimed to have the answers to life. I only put out songs and answer questions as honestly as I can... But I still believe in peace, love and understanding.”

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