Ricardo Lagos

“Growth with equity is the new name for development.”

“Chile has a pending task with its indigenous peoples.”

“Democracy is a daily construction, not something that is achieved once and for all.”

“To govern is to choose, and to choose is to leave some people discontent.”

“Education is the most powerful tool for social mobility.”

“A country that does not invest in science and technology is a country that condemns itself to dependence.”

“There are two types of economists: those who work to make the rich richer and those who work to make the poor less poor.”

“Globalization is a reality, not an ideology.”

“We need more state, not less state, to have a better market.”

“We cannot build a modern country on the foundations of injustice.”