QUOTES
The
fight against hunger and poverty is also predicated on the creation of a world
order that accords priority to social and economic development.
Well-fed
people can enhance their dignity, their health and their learning capacity. Putting
resources into social programs is not expenditure. It is investment.
If
with so little we have done so much in Brazil, imagine what could have been done
on a global scale, if the fight against hunger and poverty were a real priority
for the international community.
Where
there is hunger there is no hope. There is only desolation and pain. Hunger nurtures
violence and fanaticism. A world where people starve will never be safe
Even
strong as they are today, rich countries should have no illusion: nobody is safe
in aworld of injustices.War will never bring security.War can only generate monsters:
bitterness, intolerance, fundamentalism, and the damaging denial of current hegemonies.The
poor must be given reasons to live, not to kill or die.
The
true path to peace is shared development. If we do not want war to go global,
justice must go global
My
greatest desire is that the hope that has overcome fear in my country will help
vanquish it around the world.
Brazil
has rediscovered itself, and this rediscovery is being expressed in its people's
enthusiasm and their desire to mobilize to face the huge problems that lie ahead
of us.
I
will never tire from repeating my commitment to ensuring that every Brazilian
can have breakfast, lunch and supper every day.
A
war can perhaps be won single-handedly. But peace - lasting peace - cannot be
secured without the support of all.
