26 Quotes by Ricardo Lagos

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    I am sorry that the detectives detained me but were not on time to detain Jose Carrasco, ... Otherwise Carrasco would still be alive.

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    Today, a leader with extraordinary legitimacy takes office and we hope to have the best of relations. We have excluded nothing from our talks.

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    Pinochet knew the (legal) issues existed and for me it would not be appropriate, that as a result of his difficulties, the country becomes involved and is affected internationally,

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    What we have today is a different kind of enemy - it's not a country, it's not a particular society, it's not a religion. It has an unknown face.

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    We need to be more careful, but more compassionate. We must strike, not deal with terrorists, but to broaden our understanding of the world outside our borders.

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    We Chileans have to be able to understand that in a democracy institutions must function freely and with sovereignty.

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    Something happened here that rarely happened in other meetings: the call to speak out loud was taken up by everyone, ... At times, we all talked out loud, perhaps too loud, but it made the meeting that much more interesting.

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    This is a terribly upsetting incident. I would like to send my condolences, regrets and my feelings of support to the victims' families.

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