UN General Assembly
1993

Today, we believe that the only path towards the great triumphs of collective well-being is that of democracy and freedom. The men and women of Paraguay wish to live in their own way, respecting the law and prospering in harmony and concord. I would consider my activities of strengthening and consolidating democracy incomplete if in future my compatriots could not continue freely to form political parties and to elect governments without coercion, if they could not live in peace with their families and enjoy the honest fruits of their work, if they could not live fruitful lives and at the end of their days reflect proudly on their successes and achievements. But as we view the Paraguayan future, we must reflect on a situation fraught with dramatic realities. We have overcome a domestic political situation which for three decades had been met with indifference, marginalization and, ultimately, condemnation by the international community. We endured that situation because of the labour the ingenuity and the great sacrifice of the Paraguayan people. Today we must consolidate our victory and institutionalize