I only became involved in politics when democracy returned to Bolivia. Then, unluckily in democracy, we ran into the inheritance of 20 years of military government, a great deal of debt, and a great deal of expense. Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada Read Quote
I’ve never liked to judge other people in the hope that they won’t judge me. Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada Read Quote
Everybody has to remember that economics is very tied to politics. Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada Read Quote
After Victor Paz’s government, I was still in politics, but I personally spent a lot of time consulting and working with Argentina, with Peru, and in Brazil. Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada Read Quote
Bolivia was the first country to stop hyperinflation in a democracy without depriving people of their civil rights and without violating human rights. Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada Read Quote
I got my degree in philosophy and English literature; those were my main interests. Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada Read Quote
I would say I’m a fiscal conservative and a social liberal, if that contradiction can make sense, because in Bolivia, we have a great problem, which is the inequity of income distribution. The rich aren’t that rich, but the poor are very poor. Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada Read Quote
I was very identified with and accused of being a neo-liberal with respect to the economy. Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada Read Quote
I was always a reformer. My father and mother were progressives, and they believed in the universal vote, vote for women, land reform, and a lot of things which at one time were not accepted; they’re much more accepted now. Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada Read Quote
