Quotes by Ollanta Humala

“We are seeing the desperation of the traditional political class. I wish to call for political unity of the social and leftist forces of the nation.”

“Next month Ill be going again to Venezuela to participate in an international forum and theres nothing wrong with that. What is wrong with meeting Hugo Chavez? He is the leader of a nation, not a criminal.”

“You could question his macroeconomics, but Velasco gave dignity to the people who lived in the countryside.”

“They want to destroy a soldier but I will not permit it.”

“We are the quiet force built up by five centuries of exploitation, tired of living under the dictatorship of the rich and ready to build a new motherland.”

“We want more investors to come, to rescue the concept of corporate social responsibility. We will be a government that respects foreign investments, that has a profound respect for private property and freedom of expression.”

“This is a process happening throughout the region. New regimes have surged within these conditions, democratically. We are seeing a new face of Latin America. Its trying to construct a family, a Latin American family.”

“We are living a dictatorship of the rich. I am happy that the rich and powerful call me anti-system if it is their system that keeps Peru in poverty and misery.”

“The armed forces arent demanding a favor. They are demanding their rights.”

“The people are waiting for a change and we are on the right road to bring it to them.”