Augusto Pinochet Short Quotes

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I devalued the peso solely looking after the poor.

Augusto Pinochet
Had I been a dictator, I would still be governing.

Augusto Pinochet
We practically wiped this nation clean of Marxists.

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I'm looking at them from above, because God put me there.

Augusto Pinochet
The only solution to the issue of human rights is oblivion.

Augusto Pinochet
I have a sour face. Maybe that's why they say I'm a dictator.

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I was only an aspiring dictator. I was never a real dictator.

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The country is safe, because we have a good intelligence service.

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This is not a dictadura [dictatorship/hard rule] but a dictablanda [soft rule].

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The nation is trying to make Chile a country of proprietors, not of proletarians.

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I am going to die. The person who succeeds me also would die. But elections, you won't have.

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Not a single leaf moves in this country if I'm not the one moving it. I want that to be clear!

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The rich people are those who create wealth, and you have to treat them well so they continue to give wealth.

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If Senator Kennedy is elected President of the United States, the government of Chile will take the necessary measures.

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I'm not someone who usually sends out threats. I warn only once. The day they touch one of my men, the rule of law is over.

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Rome cut off the heads of Christians and they continued to reappear one way or another. Something similar happens with Marxists.

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Don't forget that in the history of the world, there was a plebiscite, in which Christ and Barabbas were being judged, and the people chose Barabbas.

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