"I cannot accept that to be realistic means……" — Oscar Arias
"I cannot accept that to be realistic means to tolerate misery, violence and hate. I do not believe that the hungry man should be treated as subversive for expressing his suffering. I shall never accept that the law can be used to justify tragedy, to keep things as they are, to make us abandon our ideas of a different world. Law is the path of liberty, and must as such open the way to progress for everyone."
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17 Quotes by Oscar Arias
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Justice and peace can only thrive together, never apart.
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The effect of one good-hearted person is incalculable.
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Peace is not a dream; it is hard work, and there is nothing naive, glamorous or simplistic about it.
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Hope is the strongest driving force for a people. Hope which brings about change, which produces new realities, is what…
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How ironic for peacemaking efforts to discover that hatred is stronger for many than love; that the longing to achieve…
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Peace is a never ending process... It cannot ignore our differences or overlook our common interests. It requires us to…
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The most deadly disease truly is the failure of the heart.
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The existence of nuclear weapons presents a clear and present danger to life on Earth.
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The existence of nuclear weapons presents a clear and present danger to life on Earth. Nuclear arms cannot bolster the…
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The more freedom we enjoy, the greater the responsibility we bear, toward others as well as ourselves.
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