America Quote by Hugo Chavez

The United States condoned dictatorships in Latin America for much of the 20th century.

— Carlos Fuentes

Latin America is part of the world which was for many years condemned to the system of power where intimidation had more strength than…

— Eduardo Galeano

In fairness, Latin America's elected civilian leaders have made progress in some areas. They have brought their countries back to international respectability, curbed flagrant…

— Stephen Kinzer

In Latin America, in the past, it was almost impossible to guarantee democracy. There were military dictatorships, and nowadays there are not so many…

— Evo Morales

Part of the uprising of Latin America, particularly in the last 10 to 15 years, has been a reaction to [neoliberal regime], and they…

— Noam Chomsky

Latin America was the most obedient follower of the neoliberal regime that was instituted by the United States, its allies and the international financial…

— Noam Chomsky

A lot of the countries of Latin America, they may not agree on everything, from how to run your economy to human rights, but…

— Margaret Warner

The American influence is not so aggressive anymore. The American big business influence in Latin America is not as strong, so people can vote…

— Costa-Gavras

The revolution has no time for elections. There is no more democratic government in Latin America than the revolutionary government.

— Fidel Castro

Today, everybody is more or less conscious of the total failure of the Cuban revolution to produce wealth, to produce a better standard of…

— Mario Vargas Llosa

Latin American countries are part of the West and that it is reasonable to expect a certain degree of openness in their societies that…

— Mark Falcoff

Most governments in Latin America have failed to recognize the rights of indigenous people and their right to their own traditional territories.

— Bianca Jagger