--- title: "2 Compensation Quotes By Jose Ramos-Horta" description: "2 Compensation quotes by Jose Ramos-Horta. Plus more from Jose Ramos-Horta and more Compensation sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42b/jose-ramos-horta-29869_affected_the-east-timorese-government-does-not-be_1529859.jpg" --- > [The East Timorese government does not believe that we should consider compensation for the victims because there are tens of thousands of people who were, in one way or another, affected by the violence either directly or indirectly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-ramos-horta/the-east-timorese-government-does-not-believe-that-we-should-consider/) [Jose Ramos-Horta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-ramos-horta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42b/jose-ramos-horta-29869_affected_the-east-timorese-government-does-not-be_1529859.jpg) > [Such a structure would also raise a number of problems: first of all, which Timorese to pay compensation to? It would open a can of worms in terms of who was really a victim and who was not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-ramos-horta/such-a-structure-would-also-raise-a-number-of-problems-first-of-all/) [Jose Ramos-Horta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-ramos-horta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77c/jose-ramos-horta-29869_also_such-a-structure-would-also-raise-a-numb_2540289.jpg) ## Other authors on Compensation - [Steven Magee 10 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compensation/steven-magee/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 10 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compensation/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sunday-adelaja-87912.jpg) Sunday Adelaja 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compensation/sunday-adelaja/) - [Warren Buffett 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compensation/warren-buffett/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-marianne-williamson-63745.jpg) Marianne Williamson 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compensation/marianne-williamson/) ## More by Jose Ramos-Horta > [More courage is required to forgive than is required to take up arms.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-ramos-horta/more-courage-is-required-to-forgive-than-is-required-to-take-up-arms/) [Jose Ramos-Horta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-ramos-horta/) > [The government can access these funds but only following approval by the parliament to support our budget requirements and investments in infrastructure development, education,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-ramos-horta/the-government-can-access-these-funds-but-only-following-approval-by/) [Jose Ramos-Horta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-ramos-horta/) > [Free education and health care are essential for the welfare of the population.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-ramos-horta/free-education-and-health-care-are-essential-for-the-welfare-of-the/) [Jose Ramos-Horta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-ramos-horta/) > [We have already significant sums of money in our petroleum fund, a fund created by law that includes all the revenues received from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-ramos-horta/we-have-already-significant-sums-of-money-in-our-petroleum-fund-a/) [Jose Ramos-Horta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-ramos-horta/) > [I believe in being compassionate,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-ramos-horta/i-believe-in-being-compassionate/) [Jose Ramos-Horta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-ramos-horta/) > [Land mines, torture equipment, cluster bombs, chemical weapons are weapons designed to inflict pain and death on human beings. Most victims are civilians, women…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-ramos-horta/land-mines-torture-equipment-cluster-bombs-chemical-weapons-are/) [Jose Ramos-Horta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-ramos-horta/) > [The East Timorese government does not believe that we should consider compensation for the victims because there are tens of thousands of people who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-ramos-horta/the-east-timorese-government-does-not-believe-that-we-should-consider/) [Jose Ramos-Horta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-ramos-horta/) > [We do not have a budget support. We are now fully independent in terms of requirements, but we still have a need for development…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-ramos-horta/we-do-not-have-a-budget-support-we-are-now-fully-independent-in-terms/) [Jose Ramos-Horta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-ramos-horta/) > [The second one, the joint Truth and Friendship Commission, which we started now with Indonesia, that is the one that has been criticized; its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-ramos-horta/the-second-one-the-joint-truth-and-friendship-commission-which-we/) [Jose Ramos-Horta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-ramos-horta/) > [“Sometimes, a war saves people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-ramos-horta/sometimes-a-war-saves-people/) [Jose Ramos-Horta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-ramos-horta/) > [Working together, they will dig out the truth and nothing but the truth about what happened in '99, to assign responsibility, and to look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-ramos-horta/working-together-they-will-dig-out-the-truth-and-nothing-but-the/) [Jose Ramos-Horta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-ramos-horta/) > [We believe that human rights transcend boundaries and must prevail over state sovereignty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-ramos-horta/we-believe-that-human-rights-transcend-boundaries-and-must-prevail/) [Jose Ramos-Horta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-ramos-horta/) > [It would be a mind-boggling endeavor to try to identify each individual who claims to have been a survivor of victimization during this period…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-ramos-horta/it-would-be-a-mind-boggling-endeavor-to-try-to-identify-each/) [Jose Ramos-Horta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-ramos-horta/) > [Such a structure would also raise a number of problems: first of all, which Timorese to pay compensation to? It would open a can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-ramos-horta/such-a-structure-would-also-raise-a-number-of-problems-first-of-all/) [Jose Ramos-Horta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-ramos-horta/) > [The Commission has five commissioners from each side, plus three alternates, so all together sixteen members, people who are independent from the two governments,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-ramos-horta/the-commission-has-five-commissioners-from-each-side-plus-three/) [Jose Ramos-Horta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-ramos-horta/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compensation/jose-ramos-horta/#itemlist", "name": "2 Compensation Quotes By Jose Ramos-Horta", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The East Timorese government does not believe that we should consider compensation for the victims because there are tens of thousands of people who were, in one way or another, affected by the violence either directly or indirectly.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jose Ramos-Horta" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-ramos-horta/the-east-timorese-government-does-not-believe-that-we-should-consider/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42b/jose-ramos-horta-29869_affected_the-east-timorese-government-does-not-be_1529859.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42b/jose-ramos-horta-29869_affected_the-east-timorese-government-does-not-be_1529859.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42b/jose-ramos-horta-29869_affected_the-east-timorese-government-does-not-be_1529859.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The East Timorese government does not believe that we should consider compensation for the victims because…” — Jose Ramos-Horta", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Such a structure would also raise a number of problems: first of all, which Timorese to pay compensation to? 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