Desire the Right

For the political party, see Desire the Right Party.

Desire the Right is the motto of the Falkland Islands.[1] It makes reference to the Desire, the vessel from which English sea-captain John Davis sighted the Falkland Islands in 1592.[2][3]

The motto was adopted as the name of a political party which advocated rapprochement with Argentina, the Desire the Right Party, which fielded three candidates in the 1989 general election, although none were elected.[4]

  1. ^ Wheeler, Tony (2005). The Falklands & South Georgia Island. Lonely Planet. p. 70. ISBN 9781740596435. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  2. ^ Wagstaff, William (2001). Falkland Islands. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 18. ISBN 9781841620374. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  3. ^ Mathieson, Ian (2003). "Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas". Americas Review 2003-2004. Kogan Page. pp. 316–21. ISBN 9780749440640. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  4. ^ Europa World Year Book 2. Taylor & Francis. 2004. p. 4461. ISBN 9781857432558. Retrieved 1 February 2013.