Jean-Bertrand Aristide Quotes
The structure of apartheid is still rooted in the Haitian society. When you have apartheid, you don't see those behind the walls. That is the reality of Haiti.
Haiti, Haiti, the further I am from you, the less I breathe. Haiti, I love you, and I will love you always. Always.
We shall prepare the coffee of reconciliation through the filter of justice. Through reconciliation, streams of tears will come to our eyes.
When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to not arm people to repress.
Of course, learning is strengthened and solidified when it occurs in a safe, secure and normal environment.
I will work to bring peace to everyone - whatever economic level - as long as you are Haitian.
Pa gen lape nan tet, si pa gen lape nan vant (there is no peace in the head if there is no peace in the stomach).
Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to look at Haiti from a psychological perspective.
I am confident that I can serve my country without being involved as the president of the country now.
The first time Haiti had free and fair democratic elections was 1990, when I was elected.
In 1994, when I went back to Haiti from exile, we established a Commission for Truth and Justice and Reconciliation. I passed the documents to the next government, and I never heard about it again.
We have not reached the consensus that to eat is a basic human right. This is an ethical crisis. This is a crisis of faith.
We are all equal, rich and poor and we need a society where the people enjoy their rights.
I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti want to see the vote of the people respected.
The future of Haiti must be linked to the respect of the rights of every single citizen.
