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Óscar Arias Sánchez Quotes

Costa Rican president & Central American peacemaker

Born: 1940
Died
Lived in: Costa Rica & Central America

Óscar Arias Sánchez served as president of Costa Rica and worked to end armed conflicts in Central America through negotiation. His peace initiative helped bring regional leaders to an agreement in 1987, the year he received the Nobel Peace Prize.

A LESSER-KNOWN DETAIL

His Nobel lecture presented an unarmed Costa Rica as part of his argument for a different regional future.

Words by Óscar Arias Sánchez

“When hope is forgotten, violence does not delay.”

Nobel Lecture, 11 December 1987

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“Dogmatism is too impatient for dialogue.”

Nobel Lecture, 11 December 1987

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“Only peace can write the new history.”

Nobel Lecture, 11 December 1987

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