She smashed traditional power structures, turned the system upside down. That's what people want.
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It diminishes the whole process to call it a leftist takeover much less a feminine takeover what's happening today is a takeover of the democratic majority.Marta Lagos
Fifty-three percent to 47 percent is truly a landslide for a woman in Latin America. She, as a single mother, represents the hope of quashing inequality ... of power for the powerless.
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The speed of changes in values in Chile is much slower than in Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil or Mexico. We are changing, but we are still lagging behind in leaving the traditional society for one that is more modern and open. So in the end it is a question of seeing the glass as half empty or half full.
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I am in favor of carrying out the Declaration of Independence to women as well as men. Women having to suffer the burdens of society and government should have their equal rights in it. They do not receive their rights in full proportion.
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The beauty of empowering others is that your own power is not diminished in the process.
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