Javier Milei

“You don't get out of poverty by magic. You get out of poverty with capitalism, savings and hard work.”

“People like me because I am the only one that says things straight.”

“When there is no welfare state then the system is free.”

“I've learned a lot about doing politics.”

“Anything I can do to remove the interference of the state, I'm going to do.”

“You can't make a macroeconomic evaluation based on the situation of an individual.”

“I don't have to get involved, but I won't promote ties with those who don't respect freedom.”

“Libertarianism already provides for equality of the sexes.”

“My main reference... is Moses.”

“My first diplomatic trip as president was to Israel, and I went there to express my support not only to the country but to the people.”

“We have decided to espouse the ideas of freedom, which are the foundation of the West and have brought so much prosperity to the world.”

“I don't have socialist partners.”

“As far as the Argentine political class is concerned, I would like to tell them that we are not here to persecute anyone, we are not here to settle old scores or to discuss power spaces. Our project is not a debt payment project, our project is a country project.”

“Argentina has suffered from an overdose of deficits, money-printing and useless regulations. All that needs to go.”

“Mercosur is a customs union of poor quality that creates trade distortions and hurts its members.”

“The impoverishment produced by collectivism is not a fantasy, nor is it an inescapable fate.”

“Leftist governments work together to try to sabotage those who are not like them.”

“Argentina is on the private sector side, not the state. On the side of those who work, those who trade, those who strive; on the side of those who take risks, those who invest, who innovate.”

“I have no doubt that Elon Musk will be an active player with an important role in the new Argentina that is emerging from the decadence of 100 years of populism.”

“I am Catholic. I also practise Judaism a bit.”