Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada

I got my degree in philosophy and English literature; those were my main interests. ”

There is a national consensus building here that drugs are doing a great deal of damage to the Bolivian society. ”

Bolivia was the first country to stop hyperinflation in a democracy without depriving people of their civil rights and without violating human rights. ”

Democracy is not perfect. ”

As a political exile, you always think you're going home next year. ”

I only became involved in politics when democracy returned to Bolivia. Then, unluckily in democracy, we ran into the inheritance of 20 years of military government, a great deal of debt, and a great deal of expense. ”

Whoever gives in to terrorism has to be prepared to do so many times. ”

Everybody has to remember that economics is very tied to politics. ”

It's difficult to explain a giraffe to a Bolivian who lives on the Altiplano. But when they see one, I think they'll like it. ”

Taking power is fine. But what do you do when you are in power? ”