Hugo Chávez quotes

Hugo Chávez was a Venezuelan military officer and politician who served as President of Venezuela. Known for his socialist policies and outspoken criticism of the United States, he led the country from 1999 until his death. He became a central figure in Latin American politics and inspired both strong support and significant opposition. Here are 113 of his quotes:

We must confront the privileged elite who have destroyed a large part of the world. (Hugo Chávez)
I am convinced that the path to a new, better and possible world is not capitalism, the path is socialism. View quote
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I hereby accuse the North American empire of being the biggest menace to our planet. View quote
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It makes one sad to see the sell-out of President Fox; really, it makes one sad. How sad that the president of a people like the Mexicans lets himself become the puppy dog of the empire. View quote
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I'm not loved by Hillary Clinton... and I don't love her either. View quote
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I have always said, heard, that it would not be strange that there had been civilization on Mars, but maybe capitalism arrived there, imperialism arrived and finished off the planet. View quote
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I nationalize strategic companies and get criticized, but when Bush does it, it's OK. ... Bush is turning socialist. How are you, comrade Bush? View quote
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Let the dogs of the empire bark, that's their job; ours is to battle to achieve the true liberation of our people. View quote
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That man, the king of vacations... the king of vacations in his ranch said nothing but: "You have to flee." and didn't say how... that cowboy, the cowboy mentality. View quote
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Let's save the human race, let's finish off the U.S. empire. View quote
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Israel has gone mad. It's attacking, doing the same thing to the Palestinian and Lebanese people that they have criticised - and with reason - the Holocaust. But this is a new Holocaust. (Hugo Chávez)
But Cuba doesn't have a dictatorship - it's a revolutionary democracy. View quote
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We have to re-invent socialism. It can't be the kind of socialism that we saw in the Soviet Union, but it will emerge as we develop new systems that are built on cooperation, not competition. View quote
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The world should forget about cheap oil. The price will keep going up and some day arrive at US$100 per barrel. View quote
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Dr. Insulza is quite an idiot, a true idiot. The insipid Dr. Insulza should resign from the secretariat of the OAS for daring to play that role. View quote
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Fascists are not human. A snake is more human. View quote
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The Devil is right at home. The Devil, the Devil himself, is right in the house. And the Devil came here yesterday. Yesterday the Devil came here. Right here. And it smells of sulphur still today. Yesterday, ladies and gentlemen, from this rostrum, the president of the United States, the gentleman to whom I refer as the Devil, came here, talking as if he owned the world. Truly. As the owner of the world. View quote
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The grand destroyer of the world, and the greatest threat... is represented by U.S. imperialism. View quote
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When imperialism feels weak, it resorts to brute force. View quote
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Every factory must be a school to educate, like Che Guevara said, to produce not only briquettes, steel, and aluminum, but also, above all, the new man and woman, the new society, the socialist society. View quote
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It doesn't smell of sulphur any more. No, it smells of something else. It smells of hope, and you have to have hope in your heart. (Hugo Chávez)
If the United States was mad enough to attack Iran or aggress Venezuela again the price of a barrel of oil could reach $150 or even $200. View quote
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Knowing English is important, but for us Venezuelans I think it would also be important to know Portuguese. For that reason, we should evaluate the possibility of it being taught in our schools. View quote
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What they have implanted here, which is really a 'gringo' custom, is terrorism. They disguise children as witches and wizards, that is contrary to our culture. View quote
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Everyday I become more convinced, there is no doubt in my mind, as many intellectuals have said, that it is necessary to transcend capitalism. But capitalism can not be transcended through capitalism itself; it must be done through socialism, true socialism, with equality and justice. I'm also convinced that it is possible to do it under democracy, but not in the type of democracy being imposed by Washington. View quote
Hugo Chávez

Hugo Chávez

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Photo: Office of the President of Brazil, CC BY-SA 2.0
Occupation: Statesman
Born: July 28, 1954
Died: March 5, 2013
Quotes count: 113
Wikipedia: Hugo Chávez

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