America Quote by Óscar Arias

For me, success can only be achieved with development.

— Ralf Rangnick

“The creation of the United States of America is the central event of the past four hundred years.”

— Walter A. McDougall

America has been central to my life.

— Stephen Hough

“There are hundreds of miracles within a single machine. Americans calmly explain these with mathematical formulas. Our difficulty is to learn, theirs to appreciate.…

— Warren Eyster

“All told, U.S. allies in Central America during Reagan's two terms killed over 300,000 people, tortured hundreds of thousands, and drove millions into exile.”

— Greg Grandin

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

— Noam Chomsky

The absence of significant development aid has only increased the importance of trade for Central America's future.

— Óscar Arias

Although fostering a peaceful, prosperous and equitable hemisphere is clearly in the best interest of the United States, Washington has not always supported Central…

— Óscar Arias

If there is no peace in Central America, it will not be because Costa Rica, and myself as president, have not done what is…

— Óscar Arias

Free trade will go a long way toward alleviating poverty in Central America. Yet trade alone is not enough.

— Óscar Arias

Capitalism has only hurt Latin America.

— Evo Morales

Land ownership in Guatemala is more unequal than anywhere else in Latin America. Roughly 90 percent of Guatemalan farms are too small to support…

— Stephen Kinzer