Author Archives: Kent DaVault

President – Bako Sahakyan So, there you stand. What do you want? Why are you standing? It is written, “Stand therefore with your loins girt with truth.” Do you have truth? Do you know truth? It is written, “I am … Continue reading →

President – Tsai Ing-wen It’s hard not to look at the straight, but I tell you that the road for you is straight ahead. It is narrow, but it’s passable, for I will not fail you in your hour of … Continue reading →

President – Anatoly Bibilov Where oh where has my little lamb gone, oh where oh where can he be? This rhyme is my heart. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep, and pursues them relentlessly. This is … Continue reading →

President – Brahim Ghali Does your heart say there’s more? Are you thinking about posterity and legacy? And what will the people say. Will they hiss and thank God you are gone? What will you do to avert the judgement … Continue reading →

President – Mustafa Akıncı What are you doing? What do you see? Where are you going? Who is following you? Will you have eye salve put on your eyes so that you and those who follow you do not fall … Continue reading →

Premier – Sir Toke Talagi Coral, reefs, fish, plants… what a jewel you are to me. How lovely I have made your dwelling places. How lovely are Niue’s dwellings. The people are my passion, and I want to put into … Continue reading →

President – Hashim Thaçi Blood everywhere, and the many voices that call me. I must answer. I am a householder, and I am roused now. Men, of course, but women and children also. There you sit. What is building on … Continue reading →

Prime Minister – Henry Puna The call I send to you has been repeated without end. It is a sound all too familiar to you, for you have heard it as a youth. The waves that roar, slap, and caress … Continue reading →

President – Raul Khajimba A dollar is a dollar, and a dime is a dime, you could go take a walk, but you haven’t got the time. The wolves are licking their chops, and you are dinner. Will you save … Continue reading →

President – Emmerson Mnangagwa It is written, many that are last will be first. If you are the last, but now the first, what will you do? If you are called, in the most unlikely event to you or your … Continue reading →

President – Edgar Lungu Black pearls of great price… my black shepherd. I do not look on the outward appearance, but I look upon and weigh the hearts. I measure the immeasurable, and I ponder thoughts and intents. I know … Continue reading →

President – Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi Now, now, now said your mother. Now, now, now said your auntie. Now, now, now say the generals. Now, now, now say the nations. Today! I say. Do not think that you can grasp tomorrow, … Continue reading →

General Secretary of the Communist Party – Nguyễn Phú Trọng What have I to do with you? What have I spoken to you? What do you think? The words you have heard about me that are worthy of death to … Continue reading →

President – Nicolás Maduro All flesh is as grass, here today, gone tomorrow dear one. It is written, “To whom much is given, much is required.” Also, “It is given to every man once to die, and then the judgement.” … Continue reading →