Hugo Chavez

The immoral veto of the United States allowed the Israelis, with impunity, to destroy Lebanon. Right in front of all of us…

— Hugo Chavez

Dr. Insulza is quite an idiot, a true idiot. The insipid Dr. Insulza should resign from the secretariat of the OAS for…

— Hugo Chavez

Give me your crown, Jesus. Give me your cross, your thorns, so that I may bleed. But give me life, because I…

— Hugo Chavez

We want to be brothers and sisters. We want respect and equality. Simon Bolivar, our father, said a balanced world - a…

— Hugo Chavez

I don't know anything about Osama Bin Laden that doesn't come to me through the filter of the West and its propaganda.

— Hugo Chavez

Most governments in the United States in a hundred years have not respected the peoples of Latin America. They have sponsored coup…

— Hugo Chavez

If we reduced the military expenses in 10 percent of the world, we would have enough money to save millions of lives…

— Hugo Chavez

Let the dogs of the empire bark, that's their job; ours is to battle to achieve the true liberation of our people.

— Hugo Chavez

Don't be shameless, Mr Blair. Don't be immoral, Mr Blair. You are one of those who have no morals. You are not…

— Hugo Chavez

I would like to invite the citizens of Great Britain and the citizens of the U.S. and the citizens of the world…

— Hugo Chavez

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,…

— Hugo Chavez

There's been an open attack by the U.S. government, an immoral attack, to try and prevent Venezuela from being freely elected to…

— Hugo Chavez

I think the United States and the secretary of State should be concerned about the poverty in this country - people without…

— Hugo Chavez

Capitalism is the way of the devil and exploitation. If you really want to look at things through the eyes of Jesus…

— Hugo Chavez

The capitalist model, the developed model, the consumer model which comes from the North, which it has forced on the world, is…

— Hugo Chavez

The president of the United States of North America, George W. Bush, the little gentleman of the North, the political cadaver that…

— Hugo Chavez

The world should forget about cheap oil. The price will keep going up and some day arrive at US$100 per barrel.

— Hugo Chavez

The revolution will survive. It does not rely solely on oil for its survival. There is a national will, there is a…

— Hugo Chavez

Simon Bolivar is the leader of the revolution of this land. He is the leader of the social revolution, the people's revolution,…

— Hugo Chavez

Mr. Bush is an illegitimate President. In Florida, his brother Jeb deleted many black voters from the electoral registers. So this President…

— Hugo Chavez

Peoples of the Americas are rising once again, saying no to imperialism, saying no to fascism, saying no to intervention - and…

— Hugo Chavez

For a hundred years we have been one of the largest oil-producing countries in the world but with a 60 percent poverty…

— Hugo Chavez

The 'Alliance for Progress' was a political proposal to improve conditions. It was aimed at lowering the social difference between cultures.

— Hugo Chavez

I neglected my health, and I was reluctant to have medical check-ups. It was a fundamental mistake for a revolutionary, to the…

— Hugo Chavez

No part of the human community can live entirely on its own planet, with its own laws of motion and cut off…

— Hugo Chavez

Latin Americans have gotten tired of the Washington consensus - a neoliberalism that has aggravated misery and poverty.

— Hugo Chavez

I have always said, heard, that it would not be strange that there had been civilization on Mars, but maybe capitalism arrived…

— Hugo Chavez

Uruguay is one of the biggest producers of software. We are breaking with the neoliberal model. We do not believe in free…

— Hugo Chavez

What they have implanted here, which is really a 'gringo' custom, is terrorism. They disguise children as witches and wizards, that is…

— Hugo Chavez

I have said it already, I am convinced that the way to build a new and better world is not capitalism. Capitalism…

— Hugo Chavez

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

— Hugo Chavez

It's a lie! I am not an anti-Semite. The World Jewish Congress supported me and said that I am not anti-Semitic.

— Hugo Chavez

I concern myself with Venezuela. However, some rightwing movements are transforming me into a pawn in the domestic politics of their countries,…

— Hugo Chavez

I think developed countries - so-called developed countries - should reflect upon the way of living and the waste of energy.

— Hugo Chavez

We also exchange oil for software technology. Uruguay is one of the biggest producers of software. We are breaking with the neoliberal…

— Hugo Chavez

The U.S. only has 20 billion barrels of oil in reserve. It seems as though there is no more oil around. Venezuela…

— Hugo Chavez

I shook Obama's hand and I said, 'I want to be your friend.' My hand is still outstretched. I am not Obama's…

— Hugo Chavez

Fidel is a Marxist-Leninist. I am not. Fidel is an atheist. I am not. One day, we discussed God and Christ. I…

— Hugo Chavez