As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of their suffering, we feel deeply and profoundly that we should be there, in Haiti, with them, trying our best to prevent death.

I will work to bring peace to everyone - whatever economic level - as long as you are Haitian.

The first time Haiti had free and fair democratic elections was 1990, when I was elected.

When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to not arm people to repress.

We are all equal, rich and poor and we need a society where the people enjoy their rights.

Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to look at Haiti from a psychological perspective.

We have not reached the consensus that to eat is a basic human right. This is an ethical crisis. This is a crisis of faith.