War, and the preparation for war, are the two greatest obstacles to human progress, fostering a vicious cycle of arms buildups, violence and poverty.

- Oscar Arias

We are calling on countries that supply weapons to comply with certain restrictions: not to sell weapons to human rights abusers, not to sell them to…

- Oscar Arias

My country is a country of teachers. It is therefore a country of peace. We discuss our successes and failures in complete freedom. Because our count…

- Oscar Arias

Peace is a never ending process... It cannot ignore our differences or overlook our common interests. It requires us to work and live together.

- Oscar Arias

The best way to perpetuate poverty is spending on arms, and poverty itself is a form of violence. The wealthy industrialized countries have been too …

- Oscar Arias

The existence of nuclear weapons presents a clear and present danger to life on Earth.

- Oscar Arias

The existence of nuclear weapons presents a clear and present danger to life on Earth. Nuclear arms cannot bolster the security of any nation because…

- Oscar Arias

I cannot accept that to be realistic means to tolerate misery, violence and hate. I do not believe that the hungry man should be treated as subversiv…

- Oscar Arias

Peace is a never-ending process, the work of many decisions by many people in many countries. It is an attitude, a way of life, a way of solving prob…

- Oscar Arias