Luis A. Ferré

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Don Luis Alberto Ferré Aguayo (February 17, 1904October 21, 2003) was a Puerto Rican engineer, industrialist, politician, philanthropist, and a patron of the arts. He was the third Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 1969 to 1973, and the founding father of the New Progressive Party which advocates for Puerto Rico becoming a state of the United States of America.

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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.

1971 National Governors Association Annual Meeting NGA

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.

Quoted by TIME Magazine on May 11, 1962 Time Magazine

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  • Reason does not scream. Reason convinces. (La razón no grita, la razón convence. in Spanish)

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