Epeli Ganilau: Nation

Epeli Ganilau is Fijian politician. Explore interesting quotes on nation.

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“We need to marshal and direct our energy toward building this nation into a peaceful, prosperous and proud bequest to our children.”

Guest speech to the conference of the Fiji Labour Party, Lautoka, 30 July 2005

“All of us are mere mortals and must consult. The spectacle of Parliament and the antics of our politicians serve only to distract us from the very real problems that we face as a nation.”

NAPF convention, 17 December 2005

“No nation would refuse to fight an invading army because some expert argued it would be cheaper to invest in defenses against future invasions. It is not a matter of prioritising lives now over lives tomorrow.”

Address to the Pan Pacific HIV/AIDS Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, October 2005

“This is what the National Alliance stands for: To respect all people, regardless of ethnicity, gender and religion, to uphold godly principles and moral values and to respect the rule of law.”

Remarks made at the launch of the Navua branch of the NAP, 4 June 2005

“As a country, we have not started to see how much we can achieve as a nation and we will not have any idea of our strength if we continue to deny ourselves the opportunity to come together as one people. We have not been able to pool the resources and talent of our people and exploit them for our common good. It will continue to evade us if we continue to stress our ethnicity and group differences.”

Guest speech to the conference of the Fiji Labour Party, Lautoka, 30 July 2005

“As a loving religious and caring nation the spiritual dimension of our resolve is to exercise restraint, goodwill, tolerance and understanding with all races in Fiji.”

New Year message, 02 January 2006

“I believe we must not fight fire with fire, we will be burnt. The only way in which we can stop these extremist elements from destroying the nation is by ensuring that they are not given an opportunity to be in a position of controlling the destiny of the nation.”

Remarks made at the launch of the Navua branch of the NAP, 4 June 2005