Hugo Chavez Quotes on Government (12 Quotes)

As more information comes out now, a terrible truth is becoming evident That government doesn't have evacuation plans,

The times in which the OAS was an instrument of the government in Washington are gone,

I announce that my government is going to take legal action in the United States. To call for the assassination of a head of state is an act of terrorism.

Sometimes I make mistakes, I tend to respond to any official from the government of Mr. Bush who verbally attacks Venezuela,

As the Bush administration hastily jumped for damage control, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack came forward with a response, deeming as inappropriate ... this is not the policy of the United States government...

We never lose hope that we'll regain a good tone with Mr. Bush's government,

The DEA was used as a cover... to carry out intelligence work in Venezuela against this government,

I'm going to leave here someday, but when I leave I'm going to hand over the government to a revolutionary, and surely someone more revolutionary than I am. The revolution ... has arrived to stay though all of this century, and past the 22nd century.

It is an imperialist government, one that says it fights against terrorism but protects it. The U.S. throws stones to Latin America,

The U.S. government took no precautions, knowing that New Orleans is a city below sea level. The government evacuated no one. How many thousands died that could have been evacuated by air, land or sea Not one ship was mobilized, not one helicopter, before the hurricane.

Iran has every right . . . to develop atomic energy and to continue its research in that area, ... All over the world, there is a clamor for equality . . . and profound rejection of the imperialist desires of the U.S. government. Faced with the threat of the U.S. government against our brother people in Iran, count on us for all our support.

I want to recognize the efforts made to resist this steamrollering... this lack of respect by the imperialistic United States government,