Ricardo Lagos

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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