Democracy is like three oxen pulling a plough. The oxen are the independent powers, but you have to walk in the same direction; otherwise, you cannot plough and that is what was happening in Colombia. One ox was walking in one direction, the other in another direction, so the democracy was not working.More Juan Manuel Santos quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

I say this as the president of the country which has suffered more deaths, more blood and more sacrifices in this warMore Juan Manuel Santos quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

Ten years ago, we were seen as a virtually failed state, but today we are a vibrant democracy. You can walk safely through the streets of Bogota these days.More Juan Manuel Santos quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

My generation has not seen one single day of peace, and my dream is for my children and the children of all Colombians to have the change to see it. I hope the guerrilla understands that the time has come to leave this 50-year confrontation behind; that the time has come to change from bullets to votes, from weapons to argumentations; that the time has come for them to continue their struggle, but within democracy.More Juan Manuel Santos quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

Today, we must acknowledge, that war has not been wonMore Juan Manuel Santos quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]