The grand destroyer of the world, and the greatest threat... is represented by U.S. imperialism.

Venezuelan interests are to be defended by Venezuela. The U.S. should defend the interests of the U.S. Where are the U.S. people, where are the intellectuals, who could put limits on their government?

No part of the human community can live entirely on its own planet, with its own laws of motion and cut off from the rest of humanity.

Venezuela has changed forever.

Let's save the human race, let's finish off the U.S. empire.

I'm not giving away oil for free. Just using oil, first to benefit our people, to relieve poverty.

Racism is very characteristic of imperialism and capitalism. Hate against me has a lot to do with racism. Because of my big mouth and curly hair. And I'm so proud to have this mouth and this hair, because it is African.