Luis A. Ferre Quotes

• I hope I will live to see a final meeting of the minds between Puerto Rico and statehood. But if I don’t live that long, I am certain it will happen.

  Luis A. Ferre

  Long, Mind, Finals

  "Ex-Puerto Rican Governor Ferre Dies at 99" by Ian James, apnews.com. October 22, 2003.

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• Revolutionary in my ideas, liberal in my objectives and conservative in my methods.

  Luis A. Ferre

  Ideas, Conservative, Revolutionary

  "Luis A. Ferré Dies at 99; Pushed Puerto Rican Statehood" by Douglas Martin, www.nytimes.com. October 22, 2003.

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• Not only are Puerto Ricans citizens by birth, but one would be hard-pressed to find a Puerto Rican without a sister in New York or a son in Chicago, a cousin in Orlando or a daughter in Honolulu or Oklahoma City.

  Luis A. Ferre

  Daughter, Cousin, New York

  "Luis A. Ferré Dies at 99; Pushed Puerto Rican Statehood" by Douglas Martin, www.nytimes.com. October 22, 2003.

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• My theory was that a city without a newspaper is a city without a soul.

  Luis A. Ferre

  Cities, Soul, Newspapers

  "Ex-Puerto Rican Governor Ferre Dies at 99" by Ian James, apnews.com. October 22, 2003.

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• I am concerned that many young people in the Hemisphere seem to envision the United States as a nation intoxicated by power, addicted to warfare, controlled by a military-industrial complex, and determined to preserve the status quo, that we are against rapid economic and social growth.

  Luis A. Ferre

  Military, People, Growth

  National Governors Association Annual Meeting NGA, 1971.

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• Industry is not a collection of machines and tools and buildings. It is a social entity that has the responsibility of realizing the happiness of those who work in it.

  Luis A. Ferre

  Responsibility, Tools, Machines

  "The Americas: The Democratic Left". content.time.com. May 11, 1962.

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