Colombian - Politician | August 10, 1951 -
It's in the interest of the U.S. to maintain a strong democracy in Colombia.
Juan Manuel Santos
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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.
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Uribe and I have very good relations. I owe him loyalty, I admire him, he did great things for our country, and I think that because of what he did, I can now concentrate on different issues, different from what he concentrated on.
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There is land in Colombia, fortunately, for everybody. We don't have to expropriate land from people who are cultivating that land legally.
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I want total peace for Colombia.
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We in Colombia always hope for Venezuela to prosper.
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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.
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There have been many examples in the world of people doing crazy things because they want to keep war going.
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Protectionism is something that will hurt everybody, but especially the United States.
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Simply to have peace brings huge investment.
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I am a believer in free trade, fair free trade.
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People in the U.K. don't imagine what it is to live in extreme poverty here in Colombia or anywhere in the so-called Third World.
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