Kamisese Mara: Stand

Kamisese Mara was President of Fiji. Explore interesting quotes on stand.

Kamisese Mara: 40 quotes 1 like

“I had been in touch with a lot of people I thought would stand by me in the front row of the scrum, (I) didn't know it was going to collapse.”

Kamisese Mara

Attributed to him posthumously by his friend, business tycoon Hari Punja[citation needed]

People

“How could I stand by and watch my house on fire? (This quote, and the one following, were part of his defence for joining Sitiveni Rabuka's military government in 1987).”

Kamisese Mara

concerning the 1987 coups and their aftermath The Fiji Sun http://www.sun.com.fj/.

Quotes , Parting , Housing

“From where I stand, I do not see the lost people of the South Seas, the defeated and the despairing, shrunken shadows of those who went before. What I observe are the proud descendants of some of the most remarkable explorers and settlers who ever lived. We carry the cultural and historical inheritance of ocean navigators of peerless skill and their courageous kin who crossed vast distances before the tribes of Europe had ventured forth from their small part of the earth. Our forebearers populated islands scattered over the world's greatest stretch of water, covering a fifth of the planet's surface. It was one of the most amazing migrations in history, a triumphant testimony to human endurance, fortitude and achievement.”

Kamisese Mara

Opening address, Pacific Vision festival, Auckland, New Zealand (26 July 1999) http://www.minpac.govt.nz/resources/reference/pvdocs/opening/mara.php.

People , World , History , Courage

“I said, yes, if you think I will avoid bloodshed by standing aside I will stand aside … but I will never ever again come back.”

Kamisese Mara

(Quotes from an interview conducted in 2001, broadcast on Fijian television partially on 30 April 2001, and fully on 29 April 2004).

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