Capitalism Has Only Hurt Latin America.

We Welcome Private Investment, But Any Company Or National Firm Will Be A Partner Of A Venture Where The Result Will Go Mainly To The Bolivian People. Of Course, Any Investor Is Entitled To Recover Their Investment And Take Profits. But Be Assured That These New Functions With Our Partners Will Also Be Reinvested In Our Country For The Benefit Of The Bolivian People.

There Was No Private Property In The Past. Everything Was Communal Property. In The Indian Community Where I Was Born, Everything Belonged To The Community. This Way Of Life Is More Equitable.

Politics In Bolivia Must Combine Social Consciousness With Professional Competency. In My Administration, Intellectuals From The Upper Class Can Be Cabinet Ministers Or Ambassadors, As Can Members Of Indian Ethnic Groups.

We Have Launched An International Campaign To Legalize Coca Leaves, And We Want The United Nations To Remove Coca From Its List Of Toxic Substances. Scientists Proved Long Ago That Coca Leaves Are Not Toxic.

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.