No government which governs by the use of force can survive except by force. There is no going back because force begets force and the perpetrators of crimes live in fear that they might become victims in their turn.


The Road to Freedom: A Collection of Speeches, Pastoral Letters, and Articles from 1997-2001 (ed. 2001)

Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo Quotes

No government which governs by the use of force can survive except by force. There is no going back because force begets force and the perpetrators...

No government which governs by the use of force can survive except by force. There is no going back because force begets force and the perpetrators...

No government which governs by the use of force can survive except by force. There is no going back because force begets force and the perpetrators...

No government which governs by the use of force can survive except by force. There is no going back because force begets force and the perpetrators...