“Lincoln almost destroyed the country to liberate the slaves. Here we are liberating the slaves of the 21st Century; we are changing the dimension of power. And that generates strong opposition as it did in the US during the 19th century.”
Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa in an interview with The Miami Herald.
“What else do they want? I said I had a tumour. They want to know what type it was to feed their morbidity. I am not going to give them the pleasure.”
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez.
“(Nicolás) Maduro is a very intelligent and pragmatic man… I have the best relations with him… he is very dear and special to me.”
Colombia’s foreign minister María Angela Holguín on her Venezuelan peer.