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Don't forget that in the history of the world, there was a plebiscite, in which Christ and Barabbas were being judged, and the people chose Barabbas.

— Augusto Pinochet

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We practically wiped this nation clean of Marxists.

The nation is trying to make Chile a country of proprietors, not of proletarians.

The rich people are those who create wealth, and you have to treat them well so they continue to give wealth.

The country is safe, because we have a good intelligence service.

The only solution to the issue of human rights is oblivion.

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