America Quote by Noam Chomsky

The US reasserted control over Nicaragua in 1990. Since then, the country has experienced a steep decline. It's now the second poorest country in…

— Noam Chomsky

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

Nicaragua was destabilizing Central America, meaning moving in a direction the US didn't like. So Nicaragua was crushed.

— Noam Chomsky

Honduras was the original 'banana republic,' and its poverty remains extreme.

— Elliott Abrams

Honduras has become a murder capital of the world; there's horrible atrocities, infanticide, murder of women is way up, and people are fleeing in…

— Noam Chomsky

The most critical problem we face, not only in the barrios, but in Nicaragua and Central America, is that of the threat of an…

— Jackie Jackson

“The view of Central America as a region to be kept "safe" for American corporations was naturally not shared by all the people who…

— Stephen Schlesinger

I saw no reason why other nations should tell Central Americans how to solve their problems.

— Óscar Arias

Looking long term, a stronger, wealthier, and more stable Central America next door benefits the United States' own safety, security, and economy.

— James T. Walsh

Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Nicaragua have made a tremendous leap just by rejecting the neoliberal adjustment policies, they are making a statement from the…

— Alejandro Castro Espin

You could establish along the zones of the coast of the Caribbean in Honduras gorgeous resorts zones. If we could help them do that,…

— Ron Johnson

Let the Third World get some self-determination. Let the Nicaraguans make their own mistakes.

— David Dellinger