Anibal Acevedo Vila Zitate auf Englisch

Zitat des Tages von Anibal Acevedo Vila:

You defend the truth no matter what.

Commonwealth is the only alternative for Puerto Rico. It is the only alternative that harmonizes the aspirations and goals of the modern world by protecting Puerto Rico's identity and simultaneously guaranteeing its relationship with the United States, complete with a common market, common citizenship, common defense, and common currency.

Anibal Acevedo Vila

The majority of the people of Puerto Rico support commonwealth.

Anibal Acevedo Vila

You defend the truth no matter what.

Anibal Acevedo Vila

A 97-percent win is the kind of result you get in a one-party regime.

Anibal Acevedo Vila

Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, but by their own choice, Puerto Rico is not a state. The relationship has worked well for Puerto Rico - which has strengthened its culture, language and economy - and for the United States, which has helped create in Puerto Rico a showcase of democracy and prosperity for all of Latin America.

Anibal Acevedo Vila

The common goals of Puerto Rico and the United States have always been for the benefit of both.

Anibal Acevedo Vila

Nobody can doubt Puerto Rico, sociologically, linguistically, culturally, and historically, is a nation. We have our own rich culture, thousand years of history, unique territory, and almost everyone's first language is Spanish, not English.

Anibal Acevedo Vila

Grant us more powers, not less; grant us more democracy, not less; grant us the tools to move forward because, I can assure you, Puerto Rico will move forward. We did it in the past; we will do it again.

Anibal Acevedo Vila

Since its inception, the American nation has had on its official seal the following motto: 'e pluribus unum,' which in Latin means, 'from the many, one.' That would change dramatically if Puerto Rico were to become a state.

Anibal Acevedo Vila

Puerto Ricans, it doesn't matter where they live, it doesn't matter how long it's been since they visited the island, their hearts are there. If you keep them informed, and if you say to them, 'This is important for Puerto Rico, go and call your congressman,' they do it. They do it.

Anibal Acevedo Vila