We are enemies of our own, we often do not know what is right until we have done wrong, our leaders and governments have failed in most times to negotiate for the best interest of the masses. Our people, my people, his people and their people are always what divides us to the negotiating table, on the table where peace is negotiated it is the masses that we all have to be in thought of, we are not negotiating for peace so that we are heroes within the masses, we are negotiating for peace, so that there is a best interest of that young man/woman, that child and mother to live their life in liberty of both choice and access. Peace settlement is paid by none violence, a better understanding of each other’s differences finally respecting each others opinions.

Edwin Mathe in response to a BBC article on the Burma Government signing a peace treaty with the rebels 13/07/13