“High status males had multiple wives or additional mating opportunities in the ancestral environment.” Quote by Keith Henson
“With our goddess, the Pachamama, and it is not possible to continue having a monopoly of religious faith, only Catholic. We have therefore adopted the new constitution as a secular state where all religious beliefs will be respected.” StatesBeliefReligiousConstitutionCatholicGoddessSecularAdoptedMonopolyReligious FaithReligious Belief Author:Evo Morales
“We nationalize hydrocarbons, so now the economy is improving and the fight against poverty is also improving in Bolivia.” FightingPovertyEconomyImprovingBoliviaHydrocarbons Author:Evo Morales
“I am Catholic but I want to say something to the Catholics. Thank you for some of the bishops who live in rural areas, and are still Catholic. These bishops of the Catholic churches still pray for the poor, and pray for their president who works for the poor, while the leaders of the Catholic Church only defend oligarchy.” WantStillsPresidentChurchPoorLeaderPrayingAreasCatholicCatholic ChurchBishopsOligarchyRural Areas Author:Evo Morales
“I'm much more convinced that the hierarchy comes from the monarchy, and that the hierarchy stays apart from the oligarchy. So the oligarchy is hurtful to the majority in Bolivia.” MajorityConvincedHierarchyMonarchyHurtfulOligarchyBolivia Author:Evo Morales
“We have raised an issue that is already in the Bolivian constitution, that water is a universal human right. And we asked the United Nations to recognize water as a human right.” HumansNationsWaterUnitedIssuesUniversalConstitutionRaisedUnited Nations Author:Evo Morales
“Now goverments are a different thing. Presidents who do not want me. As I said, an African-American discriminates against an indigenous Bolivian. Well, they have their reasons, but sooner or later we will all be judged.” WantWellsSaidDifferentReasonPresidentAfrican AmericanDifferent ThingsJudgedWant MeSooner Or LaterIndigenous Author:Evo Morales
“With Bolivia, I had hope that a discriminated African-American, with another discriminated indigenous peasant leader, I hoped that together we could work for justice and equality. Not only for just two countries, Bolivia and USA, but for equality around the world.” WorldTwoCountryTogetherJusticeLeaderAround The WorldAfrican AmericanUsaIndigenousPeasantsEquality And JusticeTwo CountriesBolivia Author:Evo Morales
“Unfortunately, in this Obama Government, we have charges of drug trafficking and terrorism. For Evo, it's drug trafficking. For Hugo, it's terrorism. Evo Morales, drug trafficking. Hugo Chavez, terrorism.” GovernmentDrugTerrorismMoraleTraffickingChavezDrug Trafficking Author:Evo Morales
“In Iraq, [American administration] said Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction endangering mankind. With this pretext, the U.S. intervened militarily, and all they did is take control over oil fields, and oil wells.” WellsSaidMankindFieldsWeaponsMassDestructionIraqOilAdministrationSaddamHusseinWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionPretextTake ControlOil Field Author:Evo Morales
“Geopolitical interests are behind the so-called war on drugs and terrorism.” WarInterestBehindsDrugTerrorismWar On DrugsGeopolitical Author:Evo Morales