“I have one question for the Government, why can't it function without the coup perpetrators?”
Koila Nailatikau (1953) Fijian politician
21 July 2005
On the government's proposed Reconciliation and Unity Commission, 21 July, 2005
“I have one question for the Government, why can't it function without the coup perpetrators?”
Koila Nailatikau (1953) Fijian politician
21 July 2005
On the government's proposed Reconciliation and Unity Commission, 21 July, 2005
“Laisenia Qarase, Prime Minister since 2000”
Mahendra Chaudhry (1942) Fijian politician
Context: Laisenia Qarase, Prime Minister since 2000: "(These protests) are led by a man who has been convicted by the Suva magistrate’s court for causing the death of a person. Mr Chaudhry himself was convicted sometime back for manslaughter and he was released from prison only three days after serving his sentence on a CSO (Compulsory Supervision Order)." (accusing Chaudhry of hypocrisy for campaigning against the early release of politicians jailed for their part in the 2000 coup).
Malcolm Fraser (1930–2015) Australian politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Australia
Fraser resigning from cabinet on 8 March 1971 and denouncing John Gorton's leadership http://australianpolitics.com/1971/03/09/malcolm-frasers-resignation-speech.html
Jeremy Corbyn (1949) British Labour Party politician
Speech http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/sep/16/pmqs-jeremy-corbyn-verdict Jeremy Corbyn makes his debut as leader of the opposition (16 September 2015). <br class="br">2000s
Nguyen Khanh (1927–2013) South Vietnamese soldier
Role of the Buddhists as political force in 1964-1965
1980s, Interview with Nguyen Khanh (1981)
Arun Jaitley (1952–2019) Indian politician
On the Bofors scandal, as quoted in " Bofors: Cong distances from Quattrocchi http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-bofors-cong-distances-from-quattrocchi-1007289", DNA India (13 January 2006)
“No one is a 'jack of all trades.' Be the Chief Delegation Officer, not Chief Executive Officer”
Source: https://medium.com/@mbriggs6/be-the-chief-delegation-officer-not-chief-executive-officer-11e1c9ac1b6
Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885) 18th President of the United States
1870s, Eighth State of the Union Address (1876)
Context: It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training. From the age of 17 I had never even witnessed the excitement attending a Presidential campaign but twice antecedent to my own candidacy, and at but one of them was I eligible as a voter.
Under such circumstances it is but reasonable to suppose that errors of judgment must have occurred. Even had they not, differences of opinion between the Executive, bound by an oath to the strict performance of his duties, and writers and debaters must have arisen. It is not necessarily evidence of blunder on the part of the Executive because there are these differences of views. Mistakes have been made, as all can see and I admit...
Hari Punja (1936) Fijian businessman
on rumours that he had helped to finance the coup d'état fronted by George Speight in May 2000 <br class="br">Interview with World Investment News http://www.winne.com/fiji/vi04.html, 21 January 2003 (excerpts)
Boris Johnson (1964) British politician, historian and journalist
2000s, 2008, First Speech As London Mayor (May 3, 2008)