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

I don't accept armed struggle. Maybe it was the way in the '50s and '60s, but we want a democratic revolution.

I am Catholic but I want to say something to the Catholics. Thank you for some of the bishops who live in rural areas, and are still Catholic. These bishops of the Catholic churches still pray for the poor, and pray for their president who works for the poor, while the leaders of the Catholic Church only defend oligarchy.

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

Now goverments are a different thing. Presidents who do not want me. As I said, an African-American discriminates against an indigenous Bolivian. Well, they have their reasons, but sooner or later we will all be judged.

We have launched an international campaign to legalize coca leaves, and we want the United Nations to remove coca from its list of toxic substances. Scientists proved long ago that coca leaves are not toxic.

Geopolitical interests are behind the so-called war on drugs and terrorism.