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> [I felt it absolutely essential that we plant the U.N. flag in Rwanda and plant it in a place of significance to show all the political entities, all the signees of the agreement and the Rwandans... that the international community…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rom-o-dallaire/i-felt-it-absolutely-essential-that-we-plant-the-u-n-flag-in-rwanda/)

[Romeo Dallaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rom-o-dallaire/)

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## More by Roméo Dallaire

> [Is the human condition not defined by an endless struggle to control the ego's subterfuges?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rom-o-dallaire/is-the-human-condition-not-defined-by-an-endless-struggle-to-control/)

[Roméo Dallaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rom-o-dallaire/)

> [I know there is a God because in Rwanda I shook hands with the devil. I have seen him, I have smelled him and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rom-o-dallaire/i-know-there-is-a-god-because-in-rwanda-i-shook-hands-with-the-devil/)

[Roméo Dallaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rom-o-dallaire/)

> [More and more, we have been able to present the argument that recruitment of child soldiers is a social breakdown that leads to atrocities,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rom-o-dallaire/more-and-more-we-have-been-able-to-present-the-argument-that/)

[Romeo Dallaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rom-o-dallaire/)

> [“Many signs point to the fact that the youth of the Third World will no longer tolerate living in circumstances that give them no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rom-o-dallaire/many-signs-point-to-the-fact-that-the-youth-of-the-third-world-will/)

[Roméo Dallaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rom-o-dallaire/)

> [“Still, I did not regret for a moment leaving the bright lights of Manhattan behind in favour of night skies so dark the stars…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rom-o-dallaire/still-i-did-not-regret-for-a-moment-leaving-the-bright-lights-of/)

[Roméo Dallaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rom-o-dallaire/)

> [Are all humans human? Or are some more human than others?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rom-o-dallaire/are-all-humans-human-or-are-some-more-human-than-others/)

[Roméo Dallaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rom-o-dallaire/)

> [I felt it absolutely essential that we plant the U.N. flag in Rwanda and plant it in a place of significance to show all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rom-o-dallaire/i-felt-it-absolutely-essential-that-we-plant-the-u-n-flag-in-rwanda/)

[Romeo Dallaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rom-o-dallaire/)

> [Death became a desired option. I hoped I would hit a mine or run into an ambush and just end it all. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rom-o-dallaire/death-became-a-desired-option-i-hoped-i-would-hit-a-mine-or-run-into/)

[Romeo Dallaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rom-o-dallaire/)

> [Where you are born should not dictate your potential as a human being.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rom-o-dallaire/where-you-are-born-should-not-dictate-your-potential-as-a-human-being/)

[Roméo Dallaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rom-o-dallaire/)

> [“If I decide to make a career in the army, he said, I would never be rich, but I would live one of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rom-o-dallaire/if-i-decide-to-make-a-career-in-the-army-he-said-i-would-never-be/)

[Roméo Dallaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rom-o-dallaire/)

> [The night I flew out from Rwanda, I landed in Nairobi, and I was on my way back home, and my left side started…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rom-o-dallaire/the-night-i-flew-out-from-rwanda-i-landed-in-nairobi-and-i-was-on-my/)

[Romeo Dallaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rom-o-dallaire/)

> [The first breath of air of Africa - it felt like you were in another continent - you were, you were - and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rom-o-dallaire/the-first-breath-of-air-of-africa-it-felt-like-you-were-in-another/)

[Romeo Dallaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rom-o-dallaire/)

> [Those who are mastering more and more the communications revolution, those who realize that there are no borders in the world, are the ones…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rom-o-dallaire/those-who-are-mastering-more-and-more-the-communications-revolution/)

[Romeo Dallaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rom-o-dallaire/)

> [I think the only value of 'Hotel Rwanda' is the fact that it keeps the Rwandan genocide alive, but as far as content, it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rom-o-dallaire/i-think-the-only-value-of-hotel-rwanda-is-the-fact-that-it-keeps-the/)

[Romeo Dallaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rom-o-dallaire/)

> [Now is the time to take up the cause of the advancement of human rights for all and the moment is yours to grasp.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rom-o-dallaire/now-is-the-time-to-take-up-the-cause-of-the-advancement-of-human/)

[Roméo Dallaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rom-o-dallaire/)

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