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" I am not accustomed to protocol. "

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" In 2006, I entered the presidential palace in the main square of La Paz as the first indigenous president of Bolivia. Our government, under the slogan 'Bolivia Changes,' is committed to ending the colonialism, racism and exclusion that many of our people lived under for many centuries. "

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" The most important thing is the indigenous people are not vindictive by nature. We are not here to oppress anybody - but to join together and build Bolivia, with justice and equality. "

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" I don't mind being a permanent nightmare for the United States. "

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" This is a coca leaf. This is not cocaine. This represents the culture of indigenous people of the Andean region. "

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" We want to overcome our historical problems with Chile. The sea has divided us and the sea must bring us back together again. Chile has agreed, for the first time, to talk about sea access for Bolivia. "

" The way I see it, it's impossible to change things without encountering resistance. "

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" I want to stress that at no time Bolivia acts untimely or irresponsibly. "

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