In Bolivia, The Middle Class, Intellectuals And

In This New Millennium It Is More Important To Defend The Rights Of The Mother Earth To Guarantee Human Rights.

From My Standpoint, Coca Should Be Neither Destroyed Nor Completely Legalized. Farming Should Be Controlled By The State And By The Coca Farmers' Unions.

Dialogue Is The Basis Of Indian Culture, And We Don't Want To Make Any Enemies. Political And Ideological Adversaries, Perhaps, But Not Enemies.

If Governments Do Not Ensure That, The Peoples Through Their Own Efforts Will Ensure These Changes, What We Call Communitarian Socialism.

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.