Evo Morales Quotes
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Bolivia also depends not only on tin and other minerals, but also depends on the gas and oil. A rational extraction should be made, taking care of the environment. We should give added value to this natural resource, and generate revenue to fight poverty with more resources, that come from natural resources.
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In Bolivia, the middle class, intellectuals and the self-employed are proud of their Indian roots. Unfortunately, some oligarchic groups continue to treat us as being inferior.
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I never wore a tie voluntarily, even though I was forced to wear one for photos when I was young and for official events at school. I used to wrap my tie in a newspaper, and whenever the teacher checked I would quickly put it on again. I'm not used to it. Most Bolivians don't wear ties.
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I am sure of the fact that Fidel and Chávez are commanders of the forces of freedom in America, to liberate America and the world.
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We want to govern with our indigenous ancestors' models: That means a different concept of participation, community work and honesty.
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The way I see it, it's impossible to change things without encountering resistance.
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The United States is using its war on drugs as an excuse to expand its control over Latin America.
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Why communitarian socialism? Now not only do we have the pursuit of happiness for man, as a government, as a program or as our principles. But as well to live in harmony with Mother Earth.
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If we want to save our planet earth, we have a duty to put an end to the capitalist system.
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Chile needs Bolivian natural resources and Bolivia needs access to the sea. Under those circumstances, it must be possible to find a solution in the interest of both countries.
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I don't accept armed struggle. Maybe it was the way in the '50s and '60s, but we want a democratic revolution.
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I have no regrets - in fact, I am pleased to have expelled the US ambassador, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and to have closed the US military base in Bolivia. Now, without a US ambassador, there is less conspiracy, and more political stability and social stability. Without the International Monetary Fund, we are better off economically.
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Secret bank accounts are for laundering dirty money. Heads of state at the UN should put an end them. That would be the best way of tracking down the drug traffickers.
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Sooner or later we will reach a point where communitarian socialism turns global because capitalism is not even the solution to capitalism itself.
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Sooner or later, we will have to recognise that the Earth has rights, too, to live without pollution. What mankind must know is that human beings cannot live without Mother Earth, but the planet can live without humans.
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The new republic should be based on diversity, respect and equal rights for all.
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All of Africa's resources should be declared resources of the state and managed by the nation. Our experience in Bolivia shows that when you take control of natural resources for the people of the town and village, major world change is possible.
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I want to stress that at no time Bolivia acts untimely or irresponsibly.
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I am not accustomed to protocol.
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Capitalism has only hurt Latin America.
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Globalization and the neoliberal economic model have already been rejected in Latin America; it simply hasn't been a solution for our people. At the same time, Latin countries like Venezuela and Argentina are anti-imperialist and anti-globalization, and yet their economies are growing again.
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There are social democrats and others who are marching more in the direction of equality, whether you call them socialists or communists... Capitalism has only hurt Latin America.
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In Bolivia We want to overcome our historical problems with Chile. The sea has divided us and the sea must bring us back together again.
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I am Catholic. But I am opposed to a monopoly when it comes to faith.