Colombia is a different country today. The state is now present in every single corner, the drug lords are in jail or dead. So we have the means to guarantee the security of FARC politicians. Juan Manuel Santos More Quotes by Juan Manuel Santos More Quotes From Juan Manuel Santos We want to be a country with a competitive edge in the world. And a country with a solid democracy. To do that, we need to attack the social problems, and extreme poverty is probably the worst of those. Juan Manuel Santos problems poverty democracy world There have been many examples in the world of people doing crazy things because they want to keep war going. Juan Manuel Santos crazy war people world If you go around Colombia or Latin America, without doubt you will find that 80 per cent of the time, you're discussing the past and only 20 per cent about the future. Juan Manuel Santos you future time past Corruption is one of the high priorities of my agenda. Juan Manuel Santos agenda high priorities corruption That's what peace processes are about - changing bullets for votes. Juan Manuel Santos votes about bullets peace Believe me, it is much harder to make peace than war. Juan Manuel Santos me war peace believe You will never hear me denigrating other countries. Juan Manuel Santos will never me you We in Colombia always hope for Venezuela to prosper. Juan Manuel Santos prosper always colombia hope There is land in Colombia, fortunately, for everybody. We don't have to expropriate land from people who are cultivating that land legally. Juan Manuel Santos who colombia land people There is a lot of inequality in Colombia. We have to correct that. Juan Manuel Santos correct lot colombia inequality I want total peace for Colombia. Juan Manuel Santos total colombia want peace During the Cold War, tensions between the West and the Soviet Union affected virtually all countries worldwide. As a result, throughout Latin America, guerrilla groups emerged, seeking to destabilize military dictatorships and attain democracy, freedom, and policy reform - goals that they believed could not be achieved peacefully. Juan Manuel Santos goals democracy freedom war 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. Juan Manuel Santos now trying war peace Protectionism is something that will hurt everybody, but especially the United States. Juan Manuel Santos something will everybody hurt Simply to have peace brings huge investment. Juan Manuel Santos simply brings investment peace I am a believer in free trade, fair free trade. Juan Manuel Santos fair i-am free trade
