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We're not perfect, but we do have democracy.

Hugo Chavez

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Hugo Chavez
Age: 58 †
Born: 1954
Born: July 28
Died: 2013
Died: March 5
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Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias
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I do wish that the IMF and the World Bank would disappear soon.
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I think developed countries - so-called developed countries - should reflect upon the way of living and the waste of energy.
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Israel criticizes Hitler a lot, so do we, but they've done something very similar, even worse, than what the Nazis did.
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When imperialism feels weak, it resorts to brute force.
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Peoples of the Americas are rising once again, saying no to imperialism, saying no to fascism, saying no to intervention - and saying no to death.
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Mutual respect! That's what it takes to be friends.
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I love books. If they are good books, I love them even more. But even if they are bad books, I still love them.
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The grand destroyer of the world, and the greatest threat... is represented by U.S. imperialism.
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I painted. I wanted to be a painter. I sang.
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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.
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