Quotes of the Day

A man cleaning up a burned out business in Antananarivo, Madagascar.
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009

Open quoteI would rather buildings and things were destroyed than human lives.Close quote

  • MARC RAVALOMANANA,
  • Madagascar President, on why, during the height of antigovernment protests, he chose not to send troops to quell the rioting and looting
Photo: Gregoire Pourtier / AFP / Getty | Source: BBC