Evo Morales quotes

Evo Morales is a Bolivian politician and former president, notable for being the country's first indigenous leader. His policies focused on social reforms, poverty reduction, and the empowerment of indigenous populations. He remains an influential figure in Bolivian and South American politics. Here are 47 of his quotes:

Sooner or later, we will have to recognise that the Earth has rights, too, to live without pollution. What mankind must know is that human beings cannot live without Mother Earth, but the planet can live without humans. (Evo Morales)
Some countries of Europe have to free themselves from the US Empire. They are not going to frighten us because we are a people with dignity and sovereignty. View quote
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I am sure of the fact that Fidel and Chávez are commanders of the forces of freedom in America, to liberate America and the world. View quote
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The chicken that we eat is chock-full of feminine hormones. So, when men eat these chickens, they deviate from themselves as men. View quote
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The new republic should be based on diversity, respect and equal rights for all. View quote
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We can pay the ecological debt by changing economic models, and by giving up luxury consumption, setting aside selfishness and individualism, and thinking about the people and the planet Earth. View quote
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Friends, we have now won....I say to Aymaras, Quechuas, Chiquitaos, and Guaranis: for the first time we are going to be presidents. And I want to say to businesses, intellectual professionals, and artists: do not abandon us. View quote
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I learned that the political is above the legal, that's why when my advisors tell me, Evo, what you are doing is illegal, I say, if it is illegal, then do it legal, you have studied for that. View quote
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I don't debate with liars. View quote
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Baldness that appears to be normal is a disease in Europe, almost all of them are bald, and that is because of the things they eat; while among the indigenous peoples there are no bald people, because we eat other things" View quote
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Globalization and the neoliberal economic model have already been rejected in Latin America; it simply hasn't been a solution for our people. At the same time, Latin countries like Venezuela and Argentina are anti-imperialist and anti-globalization, and yet their economies are growing again. (Evo Morales)
We can not have equilibrium in this world with the current inequality and destruction of Mother Earth. Capitalism is what is causing this problem and it needs to end. View quote
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Globalization creates economic policies where the transnationals lord over us, and the result is misery and unemployment. View quote
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For me, being leftist means fighting against injustice and inequality but, most of all, we want to live well. View quote
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The way I see it, it's impossible to change things without encountering resistance. View quote
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Capitalism is the worst enemy of humanity. View quote
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Bolivia is a majority indigenous nation, but that majority has always been excluded. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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This is a coca leaf. This is not cocaine. This represents the culture of indigenous people of the Andean region. View quote
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I am not accustomed to protocol. (Evo Morales)
The U.S. should be equally responsible for diminishing the cocaine market within the United States as it is in fighting the drug elsewhere. View quote
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Historically, foreign powers have always been the ones to keep Latin nations divided. View quote
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Secret bank accounts are for laundering dirty money. Heads of state at the UN should put an end them. That would be the best way of tracking down the drug traffickers. View quote
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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. View quote
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Evo Morales

Evo Morales - Image
Photo: EneasMx, CC BY-SA 4.0
Occupation: Statesman
Born: October 26, 1959
Quotes count: 47
Wikipedia: Evo Morales

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