“If the chiefs as leaders are going to earn and maintain the respect of the people of Fiji and preserve the uniqueness of the traditional and cultural structures they need to also recognise that the differences that exist between us all cannot and should not be ignored.”

—  Koila Nailatikau

Source: Senate speech, 24 August, 2005 (excerpts)

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