Capitalism has only hurt Latin America.

Some take advantage of natural resources to put the capital in the hands of the few, while some use these natural resources to benefit the majority, as we do in Bolivia.

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.

The fight against drug trafficking is a false pretext for the United States to install military bases.

The 21st of December marks the end of the time and the beginning of no-time

This is a coca leaf. This is not cocaine. This represents the culture of indigenous people of the Andean region.

I am not accustomed to protocol.