A biography for Hugo Chavezhasn’t been written yet.
“It makes one sad to see the sell-out of President Fox; really, it makes one sad. How sad that the president of a people like the Mexicans lets himself become the puppy dog of the empire.”
“We must confront the privileged elite who have destroyed a large part of the world.”
“In the United States, the government is bailing out banks, intervening in the economy, yet in Latin America, the Right continues to talk about 'free markets.' It's totally outdated; they don't have arguments; they don't have any sense.”
“What is the U.S. government looking for? And the elite governing this country? They're looking for oil.”
“Raul Reyes was a good revolutionary. I knew him personally.”
“Mutual respect! That's what it takes to be friends.”
“It's a lie! I am not an anti-Semite. The World Jewish Congress supported me and said that I am not anti-Semitic.”
“The world needs a true leader, an Obama that promotes peace and understanding in the world.”
“The United States was born with an imperialist impulse. There has been a long confrontation between Monroe and Bolivar... It is necessary that the Monroe Doctrine be broken.”
“No part of the human community can live entirely on its own planet, with its own laws of motion and cut off from the rest of humanity.”
“The U.S. people have a major role to play to solve, to save this planet.”
“Long live the Unity of Latin America.”
“I will be very sad and worried if the imperialist government was calling me a great democratic man.”
“Our policy is to deepen the relations with all the countries in the world - monarchies, kingdoms, large powers - we want to respect all differences and have our relationships based on mutual respect.”
“Simon Bolivar is the leader of the revolution of this land. He is the leader of the social revolution, the people's revolution, the historical revolution.”
“Our voice is an independent voice to represent the dignity and the search for peace and the reformulation of the international system; to denounce persecution and aggression of hegemonistic forces on the planet. This is how Venezuela has presented itself. Bolivar's home has sought a nonpermanent seat on the Security Council.”
“Kennedy was the driving force of reform in America.”
“The only way to save the world is through socialism, but a socialism that exists within a democracy; there's no dictatorship here.”
“An infernal machine that produces every minute an impressive amount of poor, 26 million poor in 10 years are 2.6 million per year of new poor, this is the road, well, the road to hell.”
“I shook Obama's hand and I said, 'I want to be your friend.' My hand is still outstretched. I am not Obama's enemy, but it's difficult not see imperialism in Washington. Those who don't see it don't want to see it, like the ostrich.”