Carlos Mesa Quotes

• I have reached a limit in my work.

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• Bolivia is not yet a country of equals.

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• Direct access to sea is an essential part of foreign policy.

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• I’m not going to run away from my responsibilities.

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• I want Bolivians to support their president.

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• I will not be able to rule without you. You and I have the same responsibility. I do, as Bolivia’s number one servant. Servant – one who serves the nation, not one whom the nation serves.

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• My government has the challenge of addressing the issue of gas. The issue of gas cannot be addressed today without the participation of all Bolivians alike.

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• The cost of pension reforms has been perhaps the biggest error committed in the process of modernizing Bolivia’s economy.

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  Tags in Process

• We must create a state that responds to the citizens’ needs, and we need citizens who feel committed to their state because that state serves the citizens.

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Carlos Mesa (9)

Birth:	12th August, 1953
Nationality:	Bolivian
Profession:	Politician

About

Carlos Mesa was Vice President of Bolivia from August 2002 to October 2003 and then became President, holding office from October 17, 2003 until his resignation on June 6, 2005. Mesa had previously been a popular television journalist and personality, known by many for his rectitude and impartiality. His widespread recognition prompted the MNR candidate Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada to pick him as running mate in the 2002 Bolivian presidential elections.

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