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

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" Globalization creates economic policies where the transnationals lord over us, and the result is misery and unemployment. "

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

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" I don't debate with liars. "

" We are starting a process of decolonization in Bolivia. All this is bringing about change and we will continue. "

" Capitalism is the worst friend of humanity. "

" 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. "

" It's easy for people in an air-conditioned room to continue with the policies of destruction of Mother Earth. We need instead to put ourselves in the shoes of families in Bolivia and worldwide that lack water and food and suffer misery and hunger. "

" 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. "

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" The new republic should be based on diversity, respect and equal rights for all. "

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" 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. "

" 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. "