“Nuclear arms kill many people all at once, but other weapons kill many people, little by little, every day, everywhere in the world.” PeopleWorldLittlesArmsWeaponsNuclearNuclear Arms Author:Oscar Arias
“For ages the world has been living by the stupidity of an old Roman adage that says if you want peace, prepare for war. As if anything said in ancient times must be wise, people have used this phrase to justify some of the most unjustifiable arms build-ups, which, far from creating peace, has only become a self-fulfilling prophecy.” PeopleWorldWarAgeWiseAncientStupidityJustifyProphecyBeing WiseWise People Author:Oscar Arias
“The best way to perpetuate poverty is spending on arms, and poverty itself is a form of violence. The wealthy industrialized countries have been too slow to recognize this. I hope that in this new century and new millennium, the world will learn that if you want peace, you must prepare for peace, plan for peace, work for it, and comply with its dictates. Lasting peace will never be achieved with the instruments of war.” WorldWarCountryPovertyViolenceWealthy Author: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.” MenWorldWayShouldBelieveMeanIdeasDifferentLawUsedSufferingHateJusticeLibertyAcceptingPathProgressViolenceAcceptanceTragedyMiseryHungryTreatedJustifyAbandonRealisticTolerateDifferent WorldsSubversiveHungry Man Author:Oscar Arias