Quotes by Anibal Acevedo Vila - Page 1

Thank God for paper ballots.
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Ballots
Thank God
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You defend the truth no matter what.
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Defend
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We must all work together to bring the best to Puerto Rico.
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Puerto Rico
Rico
Best Work Together
Puerto
Work Together
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The majority of the people of Puerto Rico support commonwealth.
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Commonwealth
Puerto Rico
Rico
Puerto
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I'm not going to impose my vision on the people of Puerto Rico.
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Puerto Rico
Rico
Vision
Impose
Puerto
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The war in Iraq has fractured the political will of the United States and the world.
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War Political World
Fractured
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The common goals of Puerto Rico and the United States have always been for the benefit of both.
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Puerto Rico
Rico
Benefit
Puerto
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With great powers come great responsibilities; with plenary powers come plenary responsibilities.
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Powers
Responsibilities
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I believe that Attorney Fortuno has some styles that it seems to me are going to foster dialogue and good communication, and I hope I am not mistaken.
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Communication
Attorney
Dialogue
Mistaken
Hope Good Believe
Foster
Styles
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Statehood is not a model for economic development; it is simply a way to organize a federation. What statehood does in fiscal and economic terms is apply uniform rules of the game to all states.
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Economic Development
Federation
Organize
Fiscal
Uniform
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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.
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Puerto Rico
Rico
Tools
Assure
Grant
Move Forward
Powers
Puerto
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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.
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Following
Inception
Latin
Motto
Puerto Rico
Rico
Since
Nation
Dramatically
Official
Puerto
Seal
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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.
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Puerto Rico
Rico
Territory
Thousand
Thousand Years
Historically
Puerto
Spanish
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I believe - and so do most Puerto Ricans - that the ideas that will prevail in the new century will be those similar to the basic principles of commonwealth, of national reaffirmation, and political and economic integration among the peoples of the world.
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Basic Principles
Century
Commonwealth
Integration
Basic
Believe I Believe Political
Political World Believe
Prevail
Puerto
Similar
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Washington is a very complicated city. You have to work the personal relationships. They are politicians, they are congressmen, they are senators, but they are human beings. And for them to get to know you on a personal level really, really makes the difference.
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Complicated
Personal Relationships
Senators
Personal Level
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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.
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Congressman
Puerto Rico
Rico
Long Your Keep
Island
Hearts
Informed
Puerto
Visited
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Even when we were under the Spanish flag, we had a movement that just wanted assimilation into Spain, a movement of autonomy - which has been the majority always - and a movement for separation. In that sense, Puerto Rico's political reality is very different from any place I know in the whole world.
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Assimilation
Autonomy
Rico
Separation
Spain
Always Reality World
Flag
Puerto
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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.
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Latin
Latin America
Puerto Rico
Rico
Showcase
Puerto
Strengthened
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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.
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Commonwealth
Currency
Defense
Modern World
Puerto Rico
Rico
Alternative
Aspirations
Guaranteeing
Protecting
Puerto
Simultaneously
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