Democracy is not perfect. Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada More Quotes by Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada More Quotes From Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada As a political exile, you always think you're going home next year. Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada thinkyougoing-homehome I ask one more thing from our father above - God save Bolivia. Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada askmoregodfather I was always a reformer. My father and mother were progressives, and they believed in the universal vote, vote for women, land reform, and a lot of things which at one time were not accepted; they're much more accepted now. Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada womenmothertimefather Bolivia was the first country to stop hyperinflation in a democracy without depriving people of their civil rights and without violating human rights. Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada stopdemocracycountrypeople After Victor Paz's government, I was still in politics, but I personally spent a lot of time consulting and working with Argentina, with Peru, and in Brazil. Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada brazilpoliticsgovernmenttime Taking power is fine. But what do you do when you are in power? Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada takingyoufinepower Maybe I became president because I didn't try to be it. Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada maybebecausetrypresident The economy should serve man, not statistics. Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada servemaneconomystatistics You have troubles with violent indigenous movement around the continent. Here, we are putting more power in their hands and creating a nonviolent indigenous society. Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada yousocietypowerhands I was very identified with and accused of being a neo-liberal with respect to the economy. Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada verybeingeconomyrespect I would say I'm a fiscal conservative and a social liberal, if that contradiction can make sense, because in Bolivia, we have a great problem, which is the inequity of income distribution. The rich aren't that rich, but the poor are very poor. Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada greatrichpoorproblem I got my degree in philosophy and English literature; those were my main interests. Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada degreeenglishliteraturephilosophy Everybody has to remember that economics is very tied to politics. Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada everybodyeconomicspoliticsremember I've never liked to judge other people in the hope that they won't judge me. Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada judgemehopepeople I only became involved in politics when democracy returned to Bolivia. Then, unluckily in democracy, we ran into the inheritance of 20 years of military government, a great deal of debt, and a great deal of expense. Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada greatdemocracypoliticsgovernment I'm not going to say that the problems of my government, or those of Bolivia, are the fault of the United States. But they could have done a little more to help us. Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada sayproblemsgovernmentdone Only in the United States could you believe that people could be changed by information. Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada youinformationbelievepeople I want society to feel they are part of a process of change. Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada feelsocietychangewant It's difficult to explain a giraffe to a Bolivian who lives on the Altiplano. But when they see one, I think they'll like it. Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada explainseethinkdifficult Around the continent, governments worry that indigenous groups are fertile ground for extremist, terrorist groups. We are trying to make sure that doesn't happen here. Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada groundhappenworrytrying
