The Central American isthmus is a region of great contrasts, but also of heartening unison. Millions of men and women share dreams of freedom and progress.

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• Óscar Arias:

  Peace is not a matter of prizes or trophies. It is not the product of a victory or command. It has

• Óscar Arias:

  Peace is a never-ending process, the work of many decisions by many people in many countries. It is

• Óscar Arias:

  We seek in Central America not peace alone, not peace to be followed someday by political progress,

• Óscar Arias:

  A nation that mistreats its own citizens is more likely to mistreat its neighbours.

• Óscar Arias:

  I often say that poverty needs no passport to travel.

• Óscar Arias:

  The plight of the terrified Central American children who have flooded across the U.S. border to es

• Óscar Arias:

  Latin America has not achieved the development that it deserves... I'm not optimistic for all of La

• Óscar Arias:

  There are too many war museums.

• Óscar Arias:

  We had the courage to face the superpowers that wanted a military triumph for each side they suppor

• Óscar Arias:

  It is in the U.S. interest to have a more prosperous neighbor to the south. Because if we cannot ex