Rico Quotes by Anibal Acevedo Vila

Grant us more powers, not less; grant us more democracy, not less; grant us the tools to move forward because, I can assure you,…

— Anibal Acevedo Vila

Puerto Ricans, it doesn't matter where they live, it doesn't matter how long it's been since they visited the island, their hearts are there.…

— Anibal Acevedo Vila

I believe - and so do most Puerto Ricans - that the ideas that will prevail in the new century will be those similar…

— Anibal Acevedo Vila

You defend the truth no matter what.

— Anibal Acevedo Vila

The majority of the people of Puerto Rico support commonwealth.

— Anibal Acevedo Vila

We must all work together to bring the best to Puerto Rico.

— Anibal Acevedo Vila

Even when we were under the Spanish flag, we had a movement that just wanted assimilation into Spain, a movement of autonomy - which…

— Anibal Acevedo Vila

Nobody can doubt Puerto Rico, sociologically, linguistically, culturally, and historically, is a nation. We have our own rich culture, thousand years of history, unique…

— Anibal Acevedo Vila

If there is a problem with democracy, the answer has to be more democracy.

— Anibal Acevedo Vila

Since its inception, the American nation has had on its official seal the following motto: 'e pluribus unum,' which in Latin means, 'from the…

— Anibal Acevedo Vila

Statehood is not a model for economic development; it is simply a way to organize a federation. What statehood does in fiscal and economic…

— Anibal Acevedo Vila

Commonwealth is the only alternative for Puerto Rico. It is the only alternative that harmonizes the aspirations and goals of the modern world by…

— Anibal Acevedo Vila

Washington is a very complicated city. You have to work the personal relationships. They are politicians, they are congressmen, they are senators, but they…

— Anibal Acevedo Vila

A 97-percent win is the kind of result you get in a one-party regime.

— Anibal Acevedo Vila

Thank God for paper ballots.

— Anibal Acevedo Vila