[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 44, Number 7 (Monday, February 25, 2008)]
[Page 238]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Remarks Following a Visit to Kigali Memorial Centre in Kigali, Rwanda

February 19, 2008

    Laura and I have just finished going to a memorial for the--that 
recognizes the horrors of the genocide that took place here. This is a 
moving place that can't help but shake your emotions to your very 
foundation. It reminds me that we must not let these kind of actions 
take place; that--and that the people of Rwanda need help to reconcile, 
to move forward, after a brutal period.
    It's a--I guess the only thing I can finish saying is that, you 
know, we ask for God's blessings on those who still hurt and on those 
who long for help and on the kids whose lives had to have been deeply 
affected by the trauma of the moment. And we thank the museum officials 
for their generosity and hospitality and for putting on such an exhibit 
to remind people that there is evil in the world, and evil must be 
confronted.
    Thank you very much.

Note: The President spoke at 10:31 a.m.