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Luis A. Ferré

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Also known as Luis A. Ferre

Puerto Rican politician (1904-2003)

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Works
2

Top works

  • Nineteenth century paintings from the Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico, Fundación Luis A. Ferré
  • Inauguración del Museo de Arte de Ponce

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
France
Active from
1916-08-24
Active to
1993-07-14
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Quotes

  • I am concerned that many young people in the Hemisphere seem to envision the United States as a nation intoxicated by power, addicted to warfare, controlled by a military-industrial complex, and determined to preserve the status quo, that we are against rapid economic and social growth.
  • Industry is not a collection of machines and tools and buildings. It is a social entity that has the responsibility of realizing the happiness of those who work in it.
  • Not only are Puerto Ricans citizens by birth, but one would be hard-pressed to find a Puerto Rican without a sister in New York or a son in Chicago, a cousin in Orlando or a daughter in Honolulu or Oklahoma City.
  • The scholars and critics all called it kitsch, everyone thought I was crazy to buy them.
  • Revolutionary in my ideas, liberal in my objectives and conservative in my methods.
  • The most important things in my life have been being governor of Puerto Rico and eliminating the old tradition that was established by [former Gov. Luis] Muñoz himself of being a boss. He was the boss of the government and there was no opposition in Puerto Rico. That was the thing I broke to make Puerto Rico a two-party system, a truly democratic society.

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