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  • When we say democracy we have to mean what we say.

    Mean   Democracy  
    "An Exclusive Interview With Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide". Interview with Nicolas Rossier, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 15, 2010.
  • Peace in the head, peace in the stomach.

    Stomach  
  • The first time Haiti had free and fair democratic elections was 1990, when I was elected.

    Haiti   Firsts   Election  
    "An Exclusive Interview With Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide". Interview with Nicolas Rossier, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 15, 2010.
  • We must all make peace so that we can all live in peace.

  • I am confident that I can serve my country without being involved as the president of the country now.

  • The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador attain liberty, and inspired our forefathers to shed their blood for the United States' independence, cannot die. Today, this spirit of solidarity must and will empower all of us to rebuild Haiti.

    Interview with Amy Goodman, www.democracynow.org. February 10, 2010.
  • 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.

    Wall   Reality   Haiti  
    "An Exclusive Interview With Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide". Interview with Nicolas Rossier, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 15, 2010.
  • As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of their suffering, we feel deeply and profoundly that we should be there, in Haiti, with them, trying our best to prevent death.

    "Actor, Activist Danny Glover: Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide “Mystified” at US Resistance to His Return". "Democracy Now!" with Amy Goodman, www.democracynow.org. February 10, 2010.
  • As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti, to share in their suffering, help rebuild the country, moving from misery to poverty with dignity.

    Country   Moving   People  
    "Actor, Activist Danny Glover: Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide “Mystified” at US Resistance to His Return". "Democracy Now!" with Amy Goodman, www.democracynow.org. February 10, 2010.
  • 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.

    "An Exclusive Interview With Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide". Interview with Nicolas Rossier, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 15, 2010.
  • I respect religion and will respect any religion.

    "An Exclusive Interview With Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide". Interview with Nicolas Rossier, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 15, 2010.
  • In order for peace to reign, one must speak the truth, and that is why I have spoken of a political abduction, ... ... Far from my own country, but in deep communion with all Haitians, including Haitians abroad, I continue to launch an appeal for peaceful resistance.

    "Aristide appeals for peace in Haiti" by Jeff Koinange, Lucia Newman and Barbara Starr, www.cnn.com. March 8, 2004.
  • Chopped down the tree of peace, but it will grow again.

    Tree   Grows  
    "Ousted Aristide Arrives in Africa, but Final Stop Is in Doubt". Interview with Michael Wines, www.nytimes.com. March 1, 2004.
  • We shall prepare the coffee of reconciliation through the filter of justice. Through reconciliation, streams of tears will come to our eyes.

    Coffee   Eye   Justice  
  • Thirty-two coups d'etat are enough.

    Two   Enough   Thirty  
  • 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).

    Nans   Stomach   Ifs  
  • 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.

    "Exclusive: Aristide Talks With Democracy Now! About the Leaders of the Coup and U.S. Funding of the Opposition in Haiti". "Democracy Now!" with Amy Goodman, www.democracynow.org. March 17, 2004.
  • 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.

    Jean-Bertrand Aristide (2000). “Eyes of the Heart: Seeking a Path for the Poor in the Age of Globalization”
  • Haitians don't like to say they are hungry because we are proud.

    Proud   Hungry  
  • 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.

    "An Exclusive Interview With Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide". Interview with Nicolas Rossier, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 15, 2010.
  • The future of Haiti must be linked to the respect of the rights of every single citizen.

    Rights   Citizens   Haiti  
    "Uncut Interview with Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide Upon His Historic Return to Haiti". "Democracy Now!" with Amy Goodman, www.democracynow.org. March 22, 2011.
  • We are all equal, rich and poor and we need a society where the people enjoy their rights.

    Rights   People   Needs  
    "An Exclusive Interview With Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide". Interview with Nicolas Rossier, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 15, 2010.
  • Love is the air that I breathe, like oxygen. When I lack it, I feel atrophied, asphyxiated. When I have it, I feel I am growing. And so this growth is linked to others, or to a collective other. If I realize that I do not love you, my faith diminishes, and I breathe less and less of the oxygen of life. When I feel linked to you, in communion with you, there is a current of love that passes between us, and the intensity can multiply. And the more this love grows, the more the faith becomes luminous, the more I feel linked to the collective other. I am speaking of God.

    Love   Air   Oxygen  
  • 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.

    People   Care   Arms  
    "National Broadcast Exclusive: Ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide Speaks From Exile". "Democracy Now!" with Amy Goodman, www.democracynow.org. May 10, 2005.
  • If one suffers we all suffer. Togetherness is strength. Courage.

  • I will work to bring peace to everyone - whatever economic level - as long as you are Haitian.

    Long   Levels   Economic  
    "Aristide bid to win over Haiti critics" by Owen Bowcott, www.theguardian.com. November 28, 2000.
  • Of course, learning is strengthened and solidified when it occurs in a safe, secure and normal environment.

    "On my return to Haiti". www.theguardian.com. February 4, 2011.
  • I am still the only elected president of the country.

  • Haiti, Haiti, the further I am from you, the less I breathe. Haiti, I love you, and I will love you always. Always.

    Interview with Amy Goodman, www.democracynow.org. March 21, 2011.
  • We have problems which will be addressed by Haitians.

    Problem  
    "News in brief" by Owen Bowcott, www.theguardian.com. November 28, 2000.
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Jean-Bertrand Aristide

  • Born: July 15, 1953
  • Occupation: Former President of Haiti