Capitalism is destroying Mother Earth, and to destroy Mother Earth is to destroy humanity. Evo Morales More Quotes by Evo Morales More Quotes From Evo Morales In Bolivia there are Catholic, Evangelical, Methodist, Baptist churches, and so on. In Bolivia there are indigenous religious beliefs like the rite of Pachamama Mother Earth, which shows us that Mother Earth is our life, we are born out of the Earth we live on the Earth and return to the Earth. Evo Morales catholicreligiousmother We want to govern with our indigenous ancestors' models: That means a different concept of participation, community work and honesty. Evo Morales honestycommunitymean If governments do not ensure that, the peoples through their own efforts will ensure these changes, what we call communitarian socialism. Evo Morales socialismeffortgovernment We Indians are Latin America's moral reserve. We act according to a universal law that consists of three basic principles: do not steal, do not lie and do not be idle. Evo Morales lawlatinlying The Bolivian government has promised to guarantee autonomy in the framework of unity, legality, and with the goal of equalizing the different regions of Bolivia. It's right there in the constitution. Evo Morales unitygovernmentgoal I'm much more convinced that the hierarchy comes from the monarchy, and that the hierarchy stays apart from the oligarchy. So the oligarchy is hurtful to the majority in Bolivia. Evo Morales boliviahurtfulmajority Some take advantage of natural resources to put the capital in the hands of the few, while some use these natural resources to benefit the majority, as we do in Bolivia. Evo Morales majorityusehands Almost everyone is bald. And thats because of what they eat. Evo Morales Playing sports has always been my greatest pleasure. I don't smoke, I hardly drink alcohol. Sports helped get me into the presidential palace. My first position in the union was that of sports secretary. Evo Morales presidentialalcoholsports 70 to 80 percent of country economy is controlled by the Bolivian state, and the other percentage by the private sector. We admit that it's legal, constitutional, that the private sector is entitled to its own economy, but to ensure these profound changes that clearly this government is promoting, including profound changes in the food industry, what we are doing is an important step. Evo Morales governmentprofoundcountry [In Bolivia] We want to overcome our historical problems with Chile. The sea has divided us and the sea must bring us back together again. Evo Morales together-againhistoricalsea In this new millennium it is more important to defend the rights of the Mother Earth to guarantee human rights. Evo Morales importantrightsmother Capitalism has only hurt Latin America. Evo Morales hurtlatinamerica In Bolivia, the middle class, intellectuals and the self-employed are proud of their Indian roots. Unfortunately, some oligarchic groups continue to treat us as being inferior. Evo Morales selfrootsclass It is a democratic uprising. I'd say a democratic revolution against imperialism and against capitalism. So the agreements between us, more than that, any cooperation means unconditional credit, while the US and some capitalist countries want to help us under conditions, under blackmail. Evo Morales agreementmeancountry I never wore a tie voluntarily, even though I was forced to wear one for photos when I was young and for official events at school. I used to wrap my tie in a newspaper, and whenever the teacher checked I would quickly put it on again. I'm not used to it. Most Bolivians don't wear ties. Evo Morales tiesteacherschool Natural disasters in Bolivia have been getting worse with the passage of time. It's brought about by a system: the capitalist system, the unbridled industrialization of the resources of the Planet Earth. Evo Morales boliviaindustrializationearth Unfortunately, in this Obama Government, we have charges of drug trafficking and terrorism. For Evo, it's drug trafficking. For Hugo, it's terrorism. Evo Morales, drug trafficking. Hugo Chavez, terrorism. Evo Morales terrorismdruggovernment I don't accept armed struggle. Maybe it was the way in the '50s and '60s, but we want a democratic revolution. Evo Morales strugglewantway I have a lot of hope for the Constituent Assembly. Evo Morales constituentsassembly
