We nationalize hydrocarbons, so now the economy is improving and the fight against poverty is also improving in Bolivia.

The United States is using its war on drugs as an excuse to expand its control over Latin America.

For me, being leftist means fighting against injustice and inequality but, most of all, we want to live well.

Natural disasters in Bolivia have been getting worse with the passage of time. It's brought about by a system: the capitalist system, the unbridled industrialization of the resources of the Planet Earth.

The worst enemy of humanity is U.S. capitalism. That is what provokes uprisings like our own, a rebellion against a system, against a neoliberal model, which is the representation of a savage capitalism. If the entire world doesn't acknowledge this reality, that the national states are not providing even minimally for health, education and nourishment, then each day the most fundamental human rights are being violated.

Capitalism is destroying Mother Earth, and to destroy Mother Earth is to destroy humanity.

Playing sports has always been my greatest pleasure. I don't smoke, I hardly drink alcohol. Sports helped get me into the presidential palace. My first position in the union was that of sports secretary.