Venezuela Has Changed Forever.

I Became A Soldier, Not Because I Had A Military Vocation Initially, But Because It Was The Only Way That That Young, Poor-class Child From The Provinces Could Go To The Center Of The Country: Through Baseball, Which Was My Dream.

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.

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.

Everyday I Become More Convinced, There Is No Doubt In My Mind, And As Many Intellectuals Have Said, That It Is Necessary To Transcend Capitalism. But Capitalism Can't Be Transcended From With Capitalism Itself, But Through Socialism, True Socialism, With Equality And Justice. I'm Also Convinced That It Is Possible To Do It Under Democracy, But Not In The Type Of Democracy Being Imposed By Washington.

I Am A President Held Prisoner, That I Haven't Resigned And I Will Not Resign.