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Jose Ramos-Horta

José Manuel Ramos-Horta GColIH GCL (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ ˈʁɐ̃muz ˈɔɾtɐ]; born 26 December 1949) is an East Timorese politician who was the President of East Timor from 20 May 2007 to 20 May 2012. Previously he was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2002 to 2006 and Prime Minister from 2006 to 2007. He is a co-recipient of the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize.

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More courage is required to forgive than is required to take up arms.

Arms, Courage, Forgiveness, Inspirational, Required

Land mines, torture equipment, cluster bombs, chemical weapons are weapons designed to inflict pain and death on human beings. Most victims are civilians, women and children. How can arms manufacturers, weapons designers, plant managers, politicians, who have families of their own whom they love, be so insensitive when it comes to the suffering of other human beings?

Arms, Children, Civilians, Death, Love Is, Pain

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.

Against, Fact, Iraq, Two, Violence

The Commission has five commissioners from each side, plus three alternates, so all together sixteen members, people who are independent from the two governments, who have a lot of integrity, professional competence, and who have credibility in their respective countries.

Countries, Country, Independent, Integrity, Side, Sixteen

The government can access these funds but only following approval by the parliament to support our budget requirements and investments in infrastructure development, education, public health, and so on.

Appreciate, Education, Government, Public, Support

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 who cooperate in telling the truth. It does not lead to prosecution.

Doe, Friendship, Joints, Prosecution, Reference, Truth

I believe in being compassionate.

Believe, Compassionate, I Believe

We believe that human rights transcend boundaries and must prevail over state sovereignty.

Believe, Boundaries, Philanthropy, Prevail, Rights

Free education and health care are essential for the welfare of the population.

Care, Education, Essentials, Free Education, Health, Population

We have already significant sums of money in our petroleum fund, a fund created by law that includes all the revenues received from the Timor Sea, and invests in conservative, safe, long-term investment portfolios - right now in US Treasury Bonds.

Investment, Law, Revenues, Sea, Ties, Timor