I do wish that the IMF and the World Bank would disappear soon. Hugo Chavez More Quotes by Hugo Chavez More Quotes From Hugo Chavez We shall remember Gaddafi our whole lives as a great fighter, a revolutionary and a martyr. Hugo Chavez gaddafi fighter remember Israel has gone mad. It's attacking, doing the same thing to the Palestinian and Lebanese people that they have criticised - and with reason - the Holocaust . But this is a new Holocaust. Hugo Chavez mad israel people Venezuela has the biggest oil reserves in the world. And the biggest gas reserves in this hemisphere, the eighth in the world. Venezuela was a U.S. oil colony. All of our oil was going up to the north, and the gas was being used by the U.S. and not by us. Now we are diversifying. Our oil is helping the poor. Hugo Chavez hemisphere oil world When imperialism feels weak, it resorts to brute force. Hugo Chavez imperialism resorts weakness The only way to save the world is through socialism, but a socialism that exists within a democracy; there's no dictatorship here. Hugo Chavez democracy way world I would like to invite the citizens of Great Britain and the citizens of the U.S. and the citizens of the world to come here and walk freely through the streets of Venezuela, to talk to anyone they want, to watch television, to read the papers. We are building a true democracy, with human rights for everyone, social rights, education, health care, pensions, social security, and jobs. Hugo Chavez democracy rights jobs Venezuela is a free country, and we will not be blackmailed by anyone. We will not accept being told what to do over Iran; we will not accept being anyone's colony. Hugo Chavez venezuela iran country I shook Obama's hand and I said, 'I want to be your friend.' My hand is still outstretched. I am not Obama's enemy, but it's difficult not see imperialism in Washington. Those who don't see it don't want to see it, like the ostrich. Hugo Chavez ostriches hands enemy The left is back, and it's the only path we have to get out of the spot to which the right has sunken us. Socialism builds and capitalism destroys. Hugo Chavez eugenics socialism path We must confront the privileged elite who have destroyed a large part of the world. Hugo Chavez privileged environmental world Most governments in the United States in a hundred years have not respected the peoples of Latin America. They have sponsored coup d'etats, assassinations. Hugo Chavez government latin years Mr. Bush is an illegitimate President. In Florida, his brother Jeb deleted many black voters from the electoral registers. So this President is the result of a fraud. Hugo Chavez florida black brother The descendants of those who crucified Christ... have taken ownership of the riches of the world, a minority has taken ownership of the gold of the world, the silver, the minerals, water, the good lands, petrol, well, the riches, and they have concentrated the riches in a small number of hands. Hugo Chavez small-numbers taken hands Mutual respect! That's what it takes to be friends. Hugo Chavez mutual-respect mutual Long live the Unity of Latin America. Hugo Chavez latin long america To paraphrase Karl Marx, the great Karl Marx, a specter is haunting the streets of Copenhagen...Capitalism is the specter, almost nobody wants to mention it...Socialism, the other specter Karl Marx spoke about, which walks here too, rather it is like a counter-specter. Socialism, this is the direction, this is the path to save the planet, I don't have the least doubt. Capitalism is the road to hell, to the destruction of the world. Hugo Chavez haunting doubt world Down with the U.S. empire! It must be said, in the entire world: Down with the empire! Hugo Chavez empires said world I painted. I wanted to be a painter. I sang. Hugo Chavez painter wanted We must reduce all the emissions that are destroying the planet. However, that requires a change in lifestyle, a change in the economic model: We must go from capitalism to socialism. Hugo Chavez economic-models lifestyle socialism I'm a Christian. I want the world of justice and equality. This is the only way to achieve peace. Hugo Chavez christian justice world