“The principle of being as prudent in success as steady in adversity cannot be forgotten.”
“I distrust the seemingly easy path of apologetics or its antithesis the self-flagellation. We should always be prepared for the worst variable”.
“Perhaps the most useful contribution to the struggle for a better world that we can make through our modest efforts will be to demonstrate how much can be done with so little, if all of the human and material resources of a society are put at the service of the people.”
“Nature cannot be destroyed, and the rotten and wasteful consumer societies cannot prevail. There is a field where the production of wealth can be infinite: the field of knowledge, of culture and art in all its manifestations, including a painstaking ethical, esthetic and solidarity-based education, a full spiritual life, socially sound, mentally and physically healthy, without which it would be impossible to talk about quality of life.”
“The monstrous world of injustices that imperialism has imposed on the planet marks the inexorable end of a system and an era which cannot have long to survive. This too shall run out. We thank our Venezuelan compatriot for his clarion call.”
“We are not in favour of war, but in favour of peace among all the peoples.”
“I find amusing the writings of many theoreticians of neo-liberalism and neo-liberal globalization. ”
“Under a system of anarchic and chaotic production, which eventually gave rise to the current state of imperial, hegemonic and unipolar control, enormous amounts of resources were squandered, nature was significantly damaged, and absurd and unsustainable models of consumption were established, which constitute really unattainable dreams for the immense majority of those who living on the planet today and those who will live on it tomorrow.”
“No country on its own should look for or can come up with answers to the problems that the world faces today.”
“I have never doubted the ethics that usually characterize the people, independent of the policy of governments.”