18 Quotes by Carlos Mesa

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.

It is a resignation that has one objective and that objective is to let the Bolivian people know that this is genuine,

These movements are leading the country to a point that is unsustainable; I can't continue to govern under these circumstances.

This is as far as I can go,

This is an exhortation for a country that is on the verge of civil war,

The issue is a stone in the show.

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

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.