Quotes from Carlos Mesa

I'm not going to run away from my responsibilities.

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.

Bolivia is not yet a country of equals.

I want Bolivians to support their president.

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

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.

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

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.

I have reached a limit in my work.