What would happen if we financed somebody in the U.S. to destabilize the government of George W. Bush? They would go to prison, certainly.
Hugo ChavezI love Jesus Christ. I am a Christian... I cry when I see injustice, children dying of hunger.
Hugo ChavezI'm not giving away oil for free. Just using oil, first to benefit our people, to relieve poverty.
Hugo ChavezIsrael criticizes Hitler a lot, so do we, but they've done something very similar, even worse, than what the Nazis did.
Hugo ChavezThe left is back, and it's the only path we have to get out of the spot to which the right has sunken us. Socialism builds and capitalism destroys.
Hugo ChavezSome people point to me as the cause of all society's problems, others as if I am the benefactor, responsible for everything good, but I am neither the former nor the latter. I am but a man in particular circumstances, and the most beautiful part is that an individual human life is capable of contributing to the growth, the awakening of the collective strength. That is what matters!
Hugo Chavez