In any symmetrical war in today's world, it is necessary to have regional support. — Juan Manuel Santos Copy Share Image
Waging war is much more popular than negotiating, because there you need to compromise. — Juan Manuel Santos Copy Share Image
If we act together on the drug problem, with a comprehensive vision devoid of ideological or political biases, we will be able… — Juan Manuel Santos Copy Share Image
When I was defense minister, I was very popular, and now that I'm president, I'm unpopular because I'm trying to make peace.… — Juan Manuel Santos Copy Share Image
I say this as the president of the country which has suffered more deaths, more blood and more sacrifices in this war — Juan Manuel Santos Copy Share Image
I've not lived one single day of peace in Colombia, and 90 percent of people here say the same thing. We have… — Juan Manuel Santos Copy Share Image
During the Cold War, tensions between the West and the Soviet Union affected virtually all countries worldwide. As a result, throughout Latin… — Juan Manuel Santos Copy Share Image
A Colombia without coca and without conflict was an impossible dream just a few years or decades ago, and today I can… — Juan Manuel Santos Copy Share Image
No one has hit the FARC harder than I. But all wars have to end at some point, and that requires a… — Juan Manuel Santos Copy Share Image
There have been many examples in the world of people doing crazy things because they want to keep war going. — Juan Manuel Santos Copy Share Image
Right here, in this same headquarters, 52 years ago, the Convention that gave the birth certificate to the war on drugs was approved — Juan Manuel Santos Copy Share Image
It was shameful that, after Haiti, Colombia was the second most unequal country in Latin America. But we've achieved some things; the inequality is… — Juan Manuel Santos Copy Share Image
I have had extremely good relations with the United States and with both parties (Republicans and Democrats), and I hope to continue to have… — Juan Manuel Santos Copy Share Image
The notion that you do not negotiate with terrorists is not the history of humanity or of the world. — Juan Manuel Santos Copy Share Image
The rebels will be thinking about retaliation, what we have to do is stop; stop and transform it into a spiral of forgiveness and… — Juan Manuel Santos Copy Share Image
During the Cold War, tensions between the West and the Soviet Union affected virtually all countries worldwide. As a result, throughout Latin America, guerrilla… — Juan Manuel Santos Copy Share Image
I have the complete support of the military. I personally served in the navy. — Juan Manuel Santos Copy Share Image
It's in the interest of the U.S. to maintain a strong democracy in Colombia. — Juan Manuel Santos Copy Share Image
Colombia is a different country today. The state is now present in every single corner, the drug lords are in jail or dead. So… — Juan Manuel Santos Copy Share Image
A Colombia without coca and without conflict was an impossible dream just a few years or decades ago, and today I can tell you… — Juan Manuel Santos Copy Share Image
