We are going to change Bolivia, we are going to change Latin America.

We are not alone. The world is with us. We are in a time of triumph, a time of change.

The way I see it, it's impossible to change things without encountering resistance.

We are starting a process of decolonization in Bolivia. All this is bringing about change and we will continue.

Globalization and the neoliberal economic model have already been rejected in Latin America; it simply hasn't been a solution for our people. At the same time, Latin countries like Venezuela and Argentina are anti-imperialist and anti-globalization, and yet their economies are growing again.

I have a lot of trouble understanding all the detail of finance and administration - but if you combine intellectual and professional capacity with a social conscience, you can change things: countries, structures, economic models, colonial states.