Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi Quotes
One wonders whether the ethnic categorization effort at finding solutions to problems that cross ethnic boundaries. Poverty is poverty is poverty. It does not have peculiar ethnic characteristics.
Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi, Vice-President of Fiji,, Speech to the Lautoka Rotary Club (Centenary Dinner), March 12, 2005
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Paz was the Ambassador to India
Paz was the Ambassador to India. The caste system in India was outlawed by the Indian Constitution, and the government has made many effort at affirmative action to eliminate it put as Paz observed it is so ingrained in Indian tradition, culture and religion that it continues to persist.
AI Explanation: This is a famous philosophical observation attributed to the early Christian author Lactantius. It suggests that true poverty isn't about a lack of material wealth, but rather being denied fairness, equality, or your rightful claims.
Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi, Lord Madraiwiwi Tangatatonga was a prominent Fijian lawyer, legal scholar, jurist, and politician. He served as Vice-President, and also acting President, of Fiji, and Chief Justice of Nauru.