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We may believe in the state's responsibility to alleviate the crushing poverty that afflicts 40 percent of Latin America's population, but most of us also affirm that there is no better cure for that poverty than a stronger, more globally integrated economy.
Óscar Arias
Better
Responsibility
Stronger
Poverty
Believe
State
Latin
Percent
More
Alleviate
Crushing
Economy
Most
Also
Globally
Integrated
Affirm
Cure
Than
Afflicts
America
May
Us
Population
At one time in the history of the Americas, weapons and armies were associated with liberty and independence, and with new opportunities for our peoples. At one time in the history of the Americas, there were liberating armies.
Óscar Arias
Time
History
People
Liberty
Opportunities
Independence
Our
Liberating
One Time
Weapons
New
Armies
Were
New Opportunities
The History Of
Americas
Associated
To demilitarize the country means to make a profound decision. It is not enough to change the name of the armed forces. It is necessary to change the minds of those people who only yesterday wore a military uniform.
Óscar Arias
Change
People
Decision
Country
Yesterday
Military
Enough
Minds
Those
Only
Name
Armed
Armed Forces
Make
Forces
Wore
Uniform
Means
Who
Necessary
Profound
The best way to perpetuate poverty is by spending on arms and military, and the best way to fight terrorism is by fighting the basic needs of humanity, because hunger and poverty perpetuate crime.
Óscar Arias
Best
Needs
Terrorism
Basic Needs
Fight
Humanity
Crime
Poverty
Fighting
Military
Spending
Way
Hunger
Best Way
Arms
Because
Perpetuate
Basic
When Harvard University opened its doors in 1636, there were already well-established universities in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru.
Óscar Arias
Doors
Harvard
Colombia
Argentina
Opened
Were
Mexico
Dominican Republic
Chile
Republic
Peru
Bolivia
Universities
University
If there is no peace in Central America, it will not be because Costa Rica, and myself as president, have not done what is necessary to obtain peace.
Óscar Arias
Myself
Peace
Will
President
Costa Rica
Obtain
Because
America
Done
Central
Central America
Necessary
We seek in Central America not peace alone, not peace to be followed someday by political progress, but peace and democracy, together, indivisible, an end to the shedding of human blood, which is inseparable from an end to the suppression of human rights.
Óscar Arias
Alone
Democracy
Together
Peace
Rights
Progress
Political
Human Rights
Inseparable
Seek
Followed
Someday
Indivisible
Suppression
Shedding
Blood
End
America
Human
Which
Central
Central America
Latin America has not achieved the development that it deserves... I'm not optimistic for all of Latin America, not only for Central America.
Óscar Arias
Latin
Latin America
Only
Development
Optimistic
America
Achieved
Central
Central America
Deserves
In 1995, world military spending totaled nearly $800 billion. If we redirected just $40 billion of those resources over the next 10 years to fighting poverty, all of the world's population would enjoy basic social services, such as education, health care, nutrition, reproductive health, clean water and sanitation.
Óscar Arias
Education
Health
World
Water
Care
Poverty
Fighting
Military
Enjoy
Resources
Spending
Nutrition
Those
Would
Clean
Clean Water
Over
Health Care
Years
Just
Reproductive
Social
Next
Sanitation
Billion
Population
Nearly
Basic
Services
The children of the world, what they want and what they need are health clinics and schools, not tanks or armed helicopters or fighter jets.
Óscar Arias
Health
World
Fighter
Armed
Schools
Tanks
Clinics
Children
Want
Helicopters
Jets
Need
Peace is a never ending process... It cannot ignore our differences or overlook our common interests. It requires us to work and live together.
Óscar Arias
Work
Together
Peace
Ending
Differences
Live
Our
Never
Never-Ending
Overlook
Common
Common Interests
Cannot
Process
Us
Interests
Requires
Ignore
Peace is a never-ending process, the work of many decisions by many people in many countries. It is an attitude, a way of life, a way of solving problems and resolving conflicts.
Óscar Arias
Life
Work
Attitude
Peace
People
Problems
Resolving
Way
Solving
Countries
Never-Ending
Process
Conflicts
Decisions
Many
Our world is certainly dangerous, but it is made more dangerous, not less, by those who value profits over peace.
Óscar Arias
Peace
World
Dangerous
Value
Made
Our
Those
Our World
More
Over
Certainly
Less
Who
Profits
In a democracy, a leader must be the head teacher, someone eager to respond to doubts and questions and explain the need for and the benefits of a new course.
Óscar Arias
Teacher
Democracy
Benefits
Leader
Respond
Must
Someone
Head
New
Course
Questions
Explain
Doubts
Eager
Need
It is in the U.S. interest to have a more prosperous neighbor to the south. Because if we cannot export goods, we will keep exporting people. And that's not what the U.S. wants.
Óscar Arias
People
Will
Neighbor
We Cannot
More
Goods
Prosperous
Because
South
Wants
Cannot
Interest
Export
Exporting
Keep
I do not believe that the hungry man should be treated as subversive for expressing his suffering.
Óscar Arias
Man
Suffering
Believe
Hungry
His
Subversive
Should
Expressing
Treated
An overall trend of political moderation in Latin America makes for far less interesting headlines, but it also makes for far better lives for our people.
Óscar Arias
People
Better
Political
Trend
Our
Latin
Latin America
Our People
Headlines
Overall
Also
Makes
America
Moderation
Interesting
Far
Far Less
Less
Lives
A nation that mistreats its own citizens is more likely to mistreat its neighbours.
Óscar Arias
Nation
Own
Neighbours
Citizens
More
Likely
Mistreat
There are too many war museums.
Óscar Arias
War
Too
Many
Museums
It's not fair for the U.S. to spend, on arms and weapons, so much money and then not spend on health care the money that is needed.
Óscar Arias
Health
Money
Care
Spend
Weapons
Fair
Arms
Health Care
So Much Money
Not Fair
Then
Much
Needed
I often say that poverty needs no passport to travel.
Óscar Arias
Needs
Travel
Poverty
Say
Passport
Often
I saw no reason why other nations should tell Central Americans how to solve their problems.
Óscar Arias
Problems
Other
Saw
Tell
Solve
No Reason
How
American
Nations
Central
Should
Reason
Why
There is a difference between the typical politician and the statesman. A typical politician is that person who tells people what people want to hear, while the statesman tells people what people need to know.
Óscar Arias
People
Politician
Typical
Statesman
Tells
Between
Know
Hear
Person
Difference
Want
While
Who
Need
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