Not only are Puerto Ricans citizens by birth, but one would be hard-pressed to find a Puerto Rican without a sister in New York or a son in Chicago, a cousin in Orlando or a daughter in Honolulu or Oklahoma City. Luis A. Ferre More Quotes by Luis A. Ferre More Quotes From Luis A. Ferre Revolutionary in my ideas, liberal in my objectives and conservative in my methods. Luis A. Ferre conservative revolutionary ideas I hope I will live to see a final meeting of the minds between Puerto Rico and statehood. But if I don’t live that long, I am certain it will happen. Luis A. Ferre finals mind long My theory was that a city without a newspaper is a city without a soul. Luis A. Ferre newspapers soul cities I am concerned that many young people in the Hemisphere seem to envision the United States as a nation intoxicated by power, addicted to warfare, controlled by a military-industrial complex, and determined to preserve the status quo, that we are against rapid economic and social growth. Luis A. Ferre growth military people Industry is not a collection of machines and tools and buildings. It is a social entity that has the responsibility of realizing the happiness of those who work in it. Luis A. Ferre machines tools responsibility