The children of the world, what they want and what they need are health clinics and schools, not tanks or armed helicopters… — Óscar Arias Copy Share Image
Our world is certainly dangerous, but it is made more dangerous, not less, by those who value profits over peace. — Óscar Arias Copy Share Image
The world does not lack the financial resources to feed, educate and clothe its inhabitants. Rather, it lacks leaders committed to addressing… — Óscar Arias Copy Share Image
Nuclear arms kill many people all at once, but other weapons kill many people, little by little, every day, everywhere in the… — Óscar Arias Copy Share Image
I shall never accept that the law can be used to justify tragedy, to keep things as they are, to make us… — Óscar Arias Copy Share Image
I cannot accept that to be realistic means to tolerate misery, violence and hate. I do not believe that the hungry man… — Oscar Arias Copy Share Image
The best way to perpetuate poverty is spending on arms, and poverty itself is a form of violence. The wealthy industrialized countries… — Oscar Arias Copy Share Image
In 1995, world military spending totaled nearly $800 billion. If we redirected just $40 billion of those resources over the next 10… — Óscar Arias Copy Share Image
For ages the world has been living by the stupidity of an old Roman adage that says if you want peace, prepare… — Oscar Arias Copy Share Image
The 20th century has been marked by cynicism, selfishness, greed, and the desire to please, all without changing the status quo. In the 21st… — Óscar Arias Copy Share Image
War, and the preparation for war, are the two greatest obstacles to human progress, fostering a vicious cycle of arms buildups, violence and poverty. — Oscar Arias Copy Share Image
On Dec. 1, 1948, after the triumph of the revolution, which insured the final victory of the will of the people expressed through elections,… — Óscar Arias Copy Share Image
“It is essential that justice be done, it is equally vital that justice not be confused with revenge, for the two are wholly different.” — Oscar Arias Copy Share Image
The best way to perpetuate poverty is by spending on arms and military, and the best way to fight terrorism is by fighting the… — Óscar Arias Copy Share Image
India, Pakistan, China, Singapore and South Korea are heavily investing in nuclear arms. Since 21st century is the century of Asia, Asian countries should… — Óscar Arias Copy Share Image
Peace consists, very largely, in the fact of desiring it with all one's soul. The inhabitants of my small country, Costa Rica, have realized… — Oscar Arias Copy Share Image
During my administration, our desire has been to strengthen the civilian spirit of our people. Thus, we have eliminated military ranks and salutes from… — Óscar Arias Copy Share Image
Our world is certainly dangerous, but it is made more dangerous, not less, by those who value profits over peace. — Óscar Arias Copy Share Image
It's clear to me that many weapons sales are very short-sighted. The U.S. and other arms-producing countries sell weapons for a variety of reasons,… — Oscar Arias Copy Share Image
To demilitarize the country means to make a profound decision. It is not enough to change the name of the armed forces. It is… — Óscar Arias Copy Share Image
We seek in Central America not peace alone, not peace to be followed someday by political progress, but peace and democracy, together, indivisible, an… — Óscar Arias Copy Share Image
