"In ways that the English language can not fully convey, our island is who we are. It is not just our culture, but our personal identity."
- His Excellency Christopher Jorebon Loeak, President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
"[Migration] is an admittance of defeat, before we are actually defeated... To move us from our home is tantamount to asking us to eliminate a society from the face of the Earth. We're talking about the elimination of language, a way of life..."
- Honorable Tony deBrum, Minister-in-Assistance of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
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