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Juan Manuel Santos
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“This (extrajudicial killings of thousands of people committed by Military Forces of Colombia partly during Santo's term as defensee minister) should never have happened. I recognize that and ask forgiveness from all the mothers and their families, victims of this horror, from the depths of my soul.”
Juan Manuel Santos (born 1951) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Juan Manuel Santos (2021) cited in: "Former Colombia leader asks pardon for army killings of civilians" in Aljazeera, 11 June 2021.
“There will be no base in Colombia. That has already been ruled out. It has been ruled out by the United States, and it has been ruled out by us.”
Juan Manuel Santos (born 1951) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Response regarding the possibility of stationing United States troops at Colombian military bases, in light of the withdrawal of U.S. military personnel from the anti-drug base in Manta, Ecuador. 2008.
“For those who dislike—or find cruel—a good bullfight or a good cockfight, the solution is very simple: don't go. But what would the Cali Fair be without bullfights, or the Vallenato Festival without cockfights? And for heaven's sake, let's stop legislating as if we lived in Denmark.”
Juan Manuel Santos (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As has rightly been said, the approval of the constitutional reform allowing for the immediate re-election of the President radically changes the political landscape. The first thing to acknowledge is that those of us who opposed re-election lost in a fair contest. There is no point in tearing our garments or weeping; in democracy, as in life, one must know how to lose.”
Juan Manuel Santos (born 1951) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: El Tiempo, 5 de diciembre de 2004