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What is the U.S. government looking for? And the elite governing this country? They're looking for oil.

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Hugo Chavez
Age: 58 †
Born: 1954
Born: July 28
Died: 2013
Died: March 5
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Long live the Unity of Latin America.
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Racism is very characteristic of imperialism and capitalism. Hate against me has a lot to do with racism. Because of my big mouth and curly hair. And I'm so proud to have this mouth and this hair, because it is African.
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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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I love Jesus Christ. I am a Christian... I cry when I see injustice, children dying of hunger.
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We have to re-invent socialism. It can't be the kind of socialism that we saw in the Soviet Union, but it will emerge as we develop new systems that are built on cooperation, not competition.
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Mutual respect! That's what it takes to be friends.
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