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 Read Quote
The U.S. should be equally responsible for diminishing the cocaine market within the United States as it is in fighting the drug elsewhere. Evo Morales Read Quote
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 Read Quote
This is a coca leaf. This is not cocaine. This represents the culture of indigenous people of the Andean region. Evo Morales Read Quote
We Indians are Latin America’s moral reserve. We act according to a universal law that consists of three basic principles: do not steal, do not lie and do not be idle. Evo Morales Read Quote
I never wore a tie voluntarily, even though I was forced to wear one for photos when I was young and for official events at school. I used to wrap my tie in a newspaper, and whenever the teacher checked I would quickly put it on again. I’m not used to it. Most Bolivians don’t wear ties. Evo Morales Read Quote
Bolivia is a majority indigenous nation, but that majority has always been excluded. Evo Morales Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
