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I have a lot of trouble understanding all the detail of finance and administration - but if you combine intellectual and professional capacity with a social conscience, you can change things: countries, structures, economic models, colonial states.

~Evo Morales

Topics: Administration Capacity Change Change Things Colonial Combine Conscience Countries Detail Economic Finance Intellectual Lot Models Professional Social States Structures Things Trouble Understanding You

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All of Africa's resources should be declared resources of the state and managed by the nation. Our experience in Bolivia shows that when you take control of natural resources for the people of the town and village, major world change is possible.

~Evo Morales

Topics: Africa Bolivia Change Control Experience For The People Major Nation Natural Natural Resources Our People Possible Resources Should Shows State Take Town Village World You

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In 2005, before I was president, the state of Bolivia had only $300 million from hydrocarbons. Last year, 2007, the Bolivian state - after the nationalization, after changing the law - Bolivia received $1,930 million. For a small country with nearly 10 million inhabitants, this allows us to increase the national economy.

~Evo Morales

Topics: After Before Bolivia Changing Country Economy Had Increase Inhabitants Last Last Year Law Million National Nearly Only President Received Small Small Country State Us Year

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Capitalism is the worst friend of humanity.

~Evo Morales

Topics: Capitalism Friend Humanity Worst

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The U.S. should be equally responsible for diminishing the cocaine market within the United States as it is in fighting the drug elsewhere.

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Topics: Diminishing Elsewhere Equally Fighting Market Responsible Should States United United States Within

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As an indigenous leader from Bolivia, I know what exclusion looks like. Before 1952, my people were not allowed to even enter the main squares of Bolivia's cities, and there were almost no indigenous politicians in government until the late 1990s.

~Evo Morales

Topics: Allowed Almost Before Bolivia Cities Enter Even Exclusion Government Indigenous Know Late Leader Like Looks Main People Politicians Squares Until Were 1990S

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The peoples of the Andes believe in the concept of 'living well' instead of wanting to 'live better' by consuming more, regardless of the cost to our neighbors and our environment.

~Evo Morales

Topics: Believe Better Concept Consuming Cost Environment Instead Live Living More Neighbors Our People Regardless Wanting Well

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Imagine what our planet would look like with an increase in temperature of two degrees or four degrees, given that at 0.8 degrees we already have serious problems in the world.

~Evo Morales

Topics: Degrees Four Given Imagine Increase Like Look Our Our Planet Planet Problems Serious Temperature Two World Would

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The Bolivian government has promised to guarantee autonomy in the framework of unity, legality, and with the goal of equalizing the different regions of Bolivia. It's right there in the constitution.

~Evo Morales

Topics: Autonomy Bolivia Constitution Different Framework Goal Government Guarantee Promised Regions Right Unity

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The relationship between the government of the United States and social and indigenous movements has always been difficult. Not just in Bolivia but worldwide. We need to have bilateral relations characterized by mutual respect.

~Evo Morales

Topics: Always Been Between Bilateral Bolivia Characterized Difficult Government Indigenous Just Movements Mutual Mutual Respect Need Relations Relationship Respect Social States United United States Worldwide

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Biography

Nationality: Unknown

Type: Statesman

Born: October 26th, 1959

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