"The government of the United States doesn't want peace. It wants to exploit its system of exploitation, of pillage, of hegemony through war. It wants peace, but what's happening in Iraq? What happened in Lebanon? Palestine? What's happening? What's happened over the last hundred years in Latin America and in the world?"
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Quotes by Hugo Chavez
Hugo Chávez, the charismatic leader of Venezuela from 1999 until his passing in 2013, emerged from humble beginnings to become a polarizing figure in global politics. Born on July 28, 1954, in a small town, Chávez's early life was deeply influenced by social injustices, fueling his passion for change. As the architect of the Bolivarian Revolution, he aimed to uplift the marginalized, promote socialism, and challenge U.S. influence in Latin America. Chávez's legacy is a complex tapestry of fervent nationalism, economic reforms, and regional solidarity.
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"Simon Bolivar, when history led him - and as Karl Marx said, men can make history, but only as far as history allows us to do so - when history took Bolivar and made him the leader of the independence process in Venezuela, he made that process revolutionary."
Hugo Chavez
"We want to be brothers and sisters. We want respect and equality. Simon Bolivar, our father, said a balanced world - a universe - a balanced universe in order to have peace and development."
Hugo Chavez"I'm a Christian. I want the world of justice and equality. This is the only way to achieve peace."
Hugo Chavez"There's been an open attack by the U.S. government, an immoral attack, to try and prevent Venezuela from being freely elected to a post in the Security Council. The imperium is afraid of truth, is afraid of independent voices. It calls us extremists, but they are the extremists."
Hugo Chavez