We must all make peace so that we can all live in peace.

In 1994, when I went back to Haiti from exile, we established a Commission for Truth and Justice and Reconciliation. I passed the documents to the next government, and I never heard about it again.

Haiti, Haiti, the further I am from you, the less I breathe. Haiti, I love you, and I will love you always. Always.

Chopped down the tree of peace, but it will grow again.

As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of their suffering, we feel deeply and profoundly that we should be there, in Haiti, with them, trying our best to prevent death.

When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to not arm people to repress.

We are all equal, rich and poor and we need a society where the people enjoy their rights.