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# Kenji Goto

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Kenji Goto was a Japanese freelance video journalist covering wars and conflicts, refugees, poverty, AIDS, and child education around the world. In October 2014, he was captured and held hostage by Islamic State (IS) militants after entering Syria in the hopes of rescuing Japanese hostage Haruna Yu

##  Quotes by Kenji Goto

> [No matter what happens to me, I will always love the people of Syria.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenji-goto/no-matter-what-happens-to-me-i-will-always-love-the-people-of-syria/)

[Kenji Goto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenji-goto/)

[Happens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/happens/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c03/kenji-goto-88499_happens_no-matter-what-happens-to-me-i-will-alwa_685870.jpg)

> [Closing my eyes and holding still. It's the end if I get mad or scream. It's close to a prayer. Hate is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenji-goto/closing-my-eyes-and-holding-still-it-s-the-end-if-i-get-mad-or-scream/)

[Kenji Goto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenji-goto/)

[Arabic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arabic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/678/kenji-goto-88499_brother_closing-my-eyes-and-holding-still-it-s-t_1188733.jpg)

> [I have seen horrible places and have risked my life, but I know that somehow God will always save me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenji-goto/i-have-seen-horrible-places-and-have-risked-my-life-but-i-know-that/)

[Kenji Goto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenji-goto/)

[Gods will](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gods-will/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c3/kenji-goto-88499_gods-will_i-have-seen-horrible-places-and-have-ris_1749016.jpg)

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