“Self-ruled Taiwan cannot be expected to accept such an affront to the legitimacy of its government and the self-determination of the Taiwanese people.” PeopleSelfGovernmentAcceptingDeterminationExpectedSelf DeterminationLegitimacyTaiwanAffront Author:Todd Akin
“If the new government rejects our urgent appeal, we will, next year, in solidarity with our people, intensify our struggle for self-determination, our struggle for national liberation to establish self-government in our homeland.” PeopleIfsYearsSelfGovernmentNextStruggleDeterminationAppealsLiberationRejectsSelf DeterminationSolidarityUrgentNext YearHomelandSelf-governmentNew Government Author:Velupillai Prabhakaran
“I am committed to furthering the self-determination of Indian communities but without terminating the special relationship between the Federal Government and the Indian people. I am strongly opposed to termination. Self-determination means that you can decide the nature of your tribe's relationship with the Federal Government within the framework of the Self-Determination Act, which I signed in January of 1975.” PeopleMeanSelfGovernmentCommunitySpecialDeterminationCommittedIndianSelf DeterminationTribesFederal GovernmentFrameworkJanuaryAmerican IndianTerminationSpecial Relationship Book:Gerald R. Ford: containing the public messages, speeches, and statements of the President Source: Gerald R. Ford: containing the public messages, speeches, and statements of the President