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“The landmine cannot tell the difference between a soldier or a civilian - a woman, a child, a grandmother going out to collect firewood to make the family meal... once peace is declared the landmine does not recognize that peace. The landmine is eternally prepared to take victims.”

Children Doe Differences Victim Prepared Soldier Meals Grandmother Going Out Civilians Landmines Firewood

Author:Jody Williams

“It's a Vietnamese soup that answers the question, 'What happens when a former child soldier pours hot rain water over fish nightmares.' It's delicious and I can't stop eating it, that's what happens.”

Children I Can Happens Water Answers Eating Rain Hot Soldier Fishes Former Nightmare Soup Delicious Vietnamese Rain Water Child Soldier

Author:Kyle Kinane

“A lot of child soldiers lose their minds.”

Mind Children Loses Soldier Child Soldier

Author:Emmanuel Jal

“Any child soldier has to go through a lot of love, care and understanding to become normal.”

Children Care Understanding Normal Soldier Child Soldier

Author:Emmanuel Jal

“Alone of human beings the good and wise mother stands on a plane of equal honor with the bravest soldier; for she has gladly gone down to the brink of the chasm of darkness to bring back the children in whose hands rests the future of the years.”

Years Humans Children Hands Mother President Human Beings Darkness Gone Wise Honor Equal Soldier Planes Chasms

Book:In the Words of Theodore Roosevelt: Quotations from the Man in the Arena

Source: In the Words of Theodore Roosevelt: Quotations from the Man in the Arena

“[My mother] closed the school the next day [after a visit from Castro's soldiers], because she knew that the purpose of education was the broadening and opening of children's minds. And she couldn't be a party to the systematic closing of minds, borders, freedoms and ideals.”

Mind Children School Mother Purpose Next Party Ideals Soldier Opening Borders Next Day Closing Systematic Castro Purpose Of Education

Author:Gloria Estefan

“I’m trying to learn more about international law to understand why we don’t have better solutions for conflict - for dictators or aggressors that are hurting or raping children or using them as child soldiers. Why can’t we have an international community handle these things in a swift, efficient manner?”

Trying Children Law Community Hurt Conflict Solutions Soldier International Handle Efficient Dictator International Community International Law Aggressors Child Soldier

Author:Angelina Jolie