The 17 Most Outrageous Quotes From Hugo Chavez

The Venezuelan president’s greatest hits.

1. On the American government infecting Latin American leaders with cancer:

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2. On capitalism destroying life on Mars:

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3. On Halloween:

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4. On Condoleezza Rice and American imperialism:

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5. On the death of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi:

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6. On former President George Bush, aka “The Devil”:

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7. On Israel’s “New Holocaust”:

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8. On former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair:

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9. On “Comrade Bush”:

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10. On teaming up with Iran to take down America:

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11. On President Bashar al-Assad of Syria:

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12. On universal healthcare:

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13. On former President George W. Bush, a “psychologically sick man”:

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14. On Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and other “barking dogs”:

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15. On President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe:

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16. On the Jewish cabal that secretly runs the world:

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17. On President Obama:

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