Bolivia Is A Majority Indigenous Nation, But

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.

What Unites Bolivia With Venezuela Is The Concept Of The Integration Of South America. This Is The Old Dream Of A Great Fatherland, A Dream That Existed Even Before The Spanish Conquest, And Simon Bolivar Fought For It Later On.

With Our Goddess, The Pachamama, And It Is Not Possible To Continue Having A Monopoly Of Religious Faith, Only Catholic. We Have Therefore Adopted The New Constitution As A Secular State Where All Religious Beliefs Will Be Respected.

Chavez's Oil Is Unimportant For Bolivia... We Are Not Dependent On Venezuela. We Complement Each Other. Venezuela Shares Its Wealth With Other Countries, But That Doesn't Make Us Subordinate.

To Talk Only About National Security, National Defense, Means To Be Selfish, Ambitious. It Is Discrimination, Isolation. "it Is Just Me. What Do I Care About Others?"