“When I was 7 years old and my father [Pablo Escobar] tells me "my profession is that of a bandido (a bandit) that is what I do" - these are the words he tells me after the assassination of the Minister of Justice ordered by my father himself in 1984 - it's very difficult to react to that when you are only 7 years old because you don't realize the significance of the word bandido.” YearsFatherDifficultRealizingJusticeProfessionMinistersSignificanceAssassinationBanditsPablo Escobar Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
“It was very difficult to go farther than that in the arguments with my father because he would always have a story or a justification to tell you, which I never considered valid because there is not an excuse for violence.” StoriesFatherDifficultViolenceArgumentExcuseJustification Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
“Regrettably, to deactivate an entire cartel also proved to be a difficult task for my father and with all the enemies he had, even more.” FatherDifficultEnemyTasksDifficult TasksCartels Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
“I am not saying this to serve as a justification for the things [Pablo Escobar] did, but rather to demonstrate the context of his situation and the reason for his actions, for which only he is responsible for. I think it was very difficult for him to try to bring down the very criminal organization that he had created and by the time he wanted to stop, he was unable to.” ThinkingTryingReasonActionWantedDifficultSituationOrganizationResponsibleCriminalsJustificationPablo Escobar Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
“It's very difficult to resort to hating [Pablo Escobar] when all he gave you his entire life was love and all the best he ever had.” HateDifficultResortsAll The BestPablo Escobar Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
