Quotes by Jose Ramos-Horta

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“Sometimes, a war saves people.”

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“In the case of Iraq, notwithstanding the violence there at the moment, the very fact that a hideous regime - responsible for genocide, for the use of chemical and biological weapons, aggression aga...”
— Jose Ramos-Horta
Moment Violence Neighbors

“The second one, the joint Truth and Friendship Commission, which we started now with Indonesia, that is the one that has been criticized; its terms of reference call for providing amnesty for those...”
— Jose Ramos-Horta
Truth Lead Second

“As a Nobel Peace laureate, I, like most people, agonize over the use of force. But when it comes to rescuing an innocent people from tyranny or genocide, I've never questioned the justification for...”
— José Ramos-Horta, A Matter of Principle: Humanitarian Arguments for War in Iraq
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“Sometimes, a war saves people.”
— José Ramos-Horta, A Matter of Principle: Humanitarian Arguments for War in Iraq
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