The top 10 most inspiring quotes by Juan Manuel Santos
- Democracy is like three oxen pulling a plough. The oxen are the independent powers, but you have to walk in the same direction; otherwise, you cannot plough and that is what was happening in Colombia. One ox was walking in one direction, the other in another direction, so the democracy was not working.
- I say that building peace is like building a cathedral. You have to have a solid base, and then you do it brick by brick. But the process is irreversible. There’s no way back.
- Anybody who doesn’t see the impact of climate change is really, I would say, myopic. They don’t see the reality. It’s so evident that we are destroying Mother Earth. This is not the problem of one country or a few countries: it is the problem of mankind. We need to work together to stop this. Otherwise, our future generations will simply disappear.
- Believe me, it is much harder to make peace than war.
- You will never hear me denigrating other countries.
- Simply to have peace brings huge investment.
- When I was defense minister, I was very popular, and now that I’m president, I’m unpopular because I’m trying to make peace. It’s much easier to make war and get trophies.
- I remember in 2000, when President Clinton came to Cartagena just before Plan Colombia started, the country was on the verge of becoming a failed state. Today, we are one of the most solid democracies, where institutions are working, where the scandals such as false positives have come to light because of those functioning institutions.
- The FARC has given up their arms. They are now a political party. They are now doing politics, which is what a peace process was all about.
- I want total peace for Colombia.
Juan Manuel Santos is a Colombian politician and former president of Colombia, serving from 2010 to 2018. Born on August 10, 1951, in Bogotá, Santos comes from a prominent family, with his great-uncle Eduardo Santos serving as Colombia’s president from 1938 to 1942.
He studied economics and business administration, earning degrees from the University of Kansas, the London School of Economics, and Harvard University.
Before his presidency, Santos held various key positions, including Minister of Foreign Trade, Minister of Finance, and Minister of Defense. As president, he is best known for his efforts to end Colombia’s decades-long conflict with the FARC guerrillas, culminating in a historic peace agreement in 2016. For his efforts, Santos was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize the same year.
Santos’ presidency was marked by economic growth, social reforms, and a focus on peace and reconciliation, leaving a significant legacy in Colombian history.
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