"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 against two neighbors - has been removed in itself is a positive development"
- Jose Ramos-Horta
About this Quote
This quote by Jose Ramos-Horta is referring to the circumstance in Iraq. In spite of the physical violence that is currently happening in Iraq, Ramos-Horta believes that the elimination of the previous routine is a favorable advancement. This routine was responsible for genocide, using chemical and also biological tools, and also aggressiveness versus two of its next-door neighbors. This recommends that the elimination of the routine is an action in the best instructions, as it has actually removed a resource of physical violence as well as aggressiveness from the area. The quote implies that, regardless of the current physical violence in Iraq, the elimination of the regimen is a positive advancement that will inevitably bring about a much more relaxed and steady area.
This quote is written / told by Jose Ramos-Horta somewhere between December 26, 1949 and today. He/she was a famous author.
The author also have 10 other quotes.
"Question: Why are we Masters of our Fate, the captains of our souls? Because we have the power to control our thoughts, our attitudes. That is why many people live in the withering negative world. That is why many people live in the Positive Faith world"
"There must be a positive and negative in everything in the universe in order to complete a circuit or circle, without which there would be no activity, no motion"
"You've done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination"
"I'm a very driven, ambitious, positive person. But I'm a spiritual person as well. I believe in creative visualization. So for me to go to America - which I find such a positive place - well, I took to it like a duck to water"
"The object of my relationship with Vietnam has been to heal the wounds that exist, particularly among our veterans, and to move forward with a positive relationship,... Apparently some in the Vietnamese government don't want to do that and that's their decision"
"It demonstrates to his simple mind in the most positive manner that we have no prejudice against him on account of his race, and that while he behaves himself he will be treated the same as a white man"