Augusto Pinochet quotes - page 2

Power must be vested in the armed forces, since only they have the organization and the means to fight Marxism. (Augusto Pinochet)
Is it true what Contreras testified before the courts, that the president of the junta and later the president of the Republic was the direct head of DINA? I don't remember, but it is not true. It is not true and if it was, I don't remember. Contreras liked to cajole, wrap around his boss. Contreras gave the orders. It was he who managed the institution. View quote
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Tell my friends to get me out of here. View quote
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We practically wiped this nation clean of Marxists. View quote
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This is not a dictadura [dictatorship/hard rule] but a dictablanda. View quote
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The armed forces have acted today solely from the patriotic inspiration of saving the country from the tremendous chaos into which it was being plunged by the Marxist government of Salvador Allende.... The Junta will maintain judicial power and consultantship of the Comptroller. The Chambers will remain in recess until further orders. That is all. View quote
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I regret and suffer those losses, but it's God's will. He will pardon me if I committed excesses, but I don't think I did. View quote
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Remark to reporters (September 1991) when asked about the burial of 125 political opponents in 108 graves. Quoted in Chile Under Pinochet (2000) by Mark Ensalaco. View quote
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