Owen Arthur

“The global economy is becoming a single entity and it is a single entity in which we all have to function.”

“We have to move from being a society to being a civil society. We have to be able to create institutions and mechanisms that allow us to resolve our differences without resorting to violence.”

“For us in the Caribbean, the CSME is not just an opportunity, it is a necessity.”

“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there. But we have to learn from the past to build a better future.”

“A society that is not at peace with itself can never be at peace with its neighbours.”