Hugo Chávez Quotes
1954–2013 Venezuela
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (28 July 1954 – 5 March 2013) was the President of Venezuela from 1999 until March 2013.
Also known as: Hugo Chavez
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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.
But Cuba doesn’t have a dictatorship — it’s a revolutionary democracy.
I am convinced that the path to a new, better and possible world is not capitalism, the path is socialism.
We must confront the privileged elite who have destroyed a large part of the world
Liberator of Libya, He will be remembered as a great fighter, a revolutionary and martyr. They assassinated him. It is another outrage.
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.
I extend from here my recognition of all who voted against us, recognition of their democratic weight.
I hereby accuse the North American empire of being the biggest menace to our planet.
We see here a model social state like the one we are beginning to create.
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.
You should resign. It's the least you can do: Resign, along with those other spies and delinquents working in the State Department.
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.
I criticize, although I respect, my friends that hold the Marxist-Leninist idea that there should not be private property, because I do not share it.
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.
This project forms part of a distinct vision more progressive than the capitalist model. Today (Friday) we take a step forward in the economic and social revolution.
I have found yet another friend here. And with such a friend we will together form a team, like a soccer team. This will be a fighting team.
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.
The world should forget about cheap oil. [The price] will keep going up and some day arrive at US$100 per barrel.
Let's save the human race, let's finish off the U.S. empire
Some games teach you to kill. They once put my face on a game, 'You've got to find Chavez to kill him'.