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" I became a soldier, not because I had a military vocation initially, but because it was the only way that that young, poor-class child from the provinces could go to the center of the country: through baseball, which was my dream. "

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" Noam Chomsky has a book, which I read for the first time when I was in Spain, called 'Fear of Democracy'. There is your answer. Fear of democracy. In Honduras, they had a sham democracy. It was run by elites, what was called a liberal democracy, but in reality was a false democracy. "

Hugo Chavez

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Fear

Time

" I was an altar boy. My mother wanted me to be a priest. I am very Christian and Catholic. ... I'm very faithful. I believe in God, in Jesus Christ. "

Hugo Chavez

I Am

Believe

" The world needs a true leader, an Obama that promotes peace and understanding in the world. "

" I'm not loved by Hillary Clinton... and I don't love her either. "

" They do not walk in... the path of Christ. "

" I am a President held prisoner, that I haven't resigned and I will not resign. "

" We must reduce all the emissions that are destroying the planet. However, that requires a change in lifestyle, a change in the economic model: We must go from capitalism to socialism. "

" The immoral veto of the United States allowed the Israelis, with impunity, to destroy Lebanon. Right in front of all of us as we stood there watching, a resolution in the council was prevented. "

" I wish we could begin a new period of normal relations with the government of the United States. "

" I have to leave the government in the year 2012. I have to go. "

Hugo Chavez

Year

Leave

" As Chomsky says here, clearly and in depth, the American empire is doing all it can to consolidate its system of domination. And we cannot allow them to do that. We cannot allow world dictatorship to be consolidated. "

" I'm going to show the world that I'm not a tyrant, much less a devil. "

" Castro has been a teacher for me. A master. Not on ideology but on strategy. "

Hugo Chavez

Master

Ideology

" Long live the Unity of Latin America. "

" Artists are never wrong when they paint revolution with the beautiful dress and with the sword. On the horse or by foot. Because revolution is a woman. "

" I believe in God, in Jesus Christ. I love Jesus Christ. I am a Christian... I cry when I see injustice, children dying of hunger. "

" Terrorists bombard complete cities, such as Fallujah, Baghdad, innocent women and children. "

" I love Jesus Christ. I am a Christian... I cry when I see injustice, children dying of hunger. "

" The U.S. only has 20 billion barrels of oil in reserve. It seems as though there is no more oil around. Venezuela has 300 billion barrels of oil in reserves. Iraq has, like, 150 billion barrels of oil. Iran, close to 300 billion barrels of reserve. Oil for 200 years, of course. "

" Venezuelan interests are to be defended by Venezuela. The U.S. should defend the interests of the U.S. Where are the U.S. people, where are the intellectuals, who could put limits on their government? "

" Simon Bolivar, when history led him - and as Karl Marx said, men can make history, but only as far as history allows us to do so - when history took Bolivar and made him the leader of the independence process in Venezuela, he made that process revolutionary. "

" Kennedy was the driving force of reform in America. "

" Venezuela has the largest oil reserve, and Venezuela has to defend itself. "

" We must confront the privileged elite who have destroyed a large part of the world. "

" There is film of the Americans landing on the moon. Does that mean the moon shot really happened? In the film, the Yanqui flag is flying straight out. So, is there wind on the moon? "

" There is no doubt whatsoever that the U.S. government, lead by Mr. Bush, planned and participated in a coup d'etat in Venezuela in April, 2002. "

" Aristotle might not recognize it, or others who are at the root of democracy. What type of democracy do you impose with marines and bombs? "

" What a thing, Europe. Europe! The cultured Europe! We are the barbarians, the Indians, the blacks, the southerners. How cynical is Europe. Chavez the tyrant! Chavez the strongman! Chavez, who wants to stay forever. While there, they have kings, my friend! "

" The U.N. system, born after the Second World War, collapsed. It's worthless. "

" Give me your crown, Jesus. Give me your cross, your thorns, so that I may bleed. But give me life, because I have more to do for this country and these people. "