Always Quote by Anibal Acevedo Vila

Puerto Rican independence movement wasn't just rooted in some sort of personal intransigence or some passionate Latino temperament. It was rooted in economic and…

— Nelson Antonio Denis

It is quite understandable that Puerto Ricans seek to preserve a cultural sense of identity without separating politically from U.S. national sovereignty.

— Dick Thornburgh

Puerto Rico is an island separated by an ocean, a language, a culture. All of that put it in a position where it's like,…

— Nelson Antonio Denis

Without question, so many people, throughout my life, never think of Puerto Rico as part of the United States.

— Sonia Sotomayor

Puerto Rico is not a full part of the United States. We're a territory or a colonial territory.

— Ricky Rossello

Without question, so many people, throughout my life, never think of Puerto Rico as part of the United States. Many people have no idea…

— Sonia Sotomayor

The real problem with Puerto Rico is that it keeps losing its best and brightest. It keeps losing its leaders and its future leaders…

— Brock Pierce

What I can tell you is that for Puerto Rico being such a small island, it has culturally impacted the entire world.

— Fat Joe

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

Puerto Rico is a powerful island.

— Fat Joe

After four centuries of Spanish rule, Puerto Rico was ceded to the United States in 1898. Residents were granted U.S. citizenship in 1917, and…

— Pedro Pierluisi

Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, but by their own choice, Puerto Rico is not a state. The relationship has worked well for Puerto Rico…

— Anibal Acevedo Vila