Gustavo Petro

34th President of Colombia since 2022 From Wikiquote, the free quote compendium

Gustavo Petro (born 19 April 1960) is a Colombian politician. He is the President of Colombia that took office on August 7th of 2022.

Quotes

  • Hitler is knocking on the doors of the homes of the European and North American middle class and many have already let him in. The [climate] exodus will be responded to with a lot of violence, with barbarism itself, what we see in Gaza is the test of the future. Why have large carbon-consuming countries allowed the systematic murder of thousands of children in Gaza? Because Hitler already entered their homes.
  • Y finalmente recuerden: país rico no es aquel donde los pobres logran tener carro, sino donde los ricos toman el transporte publico.
    • Translation: And finally remember: a rich country is not one where the poor manage to have a car, but one where the rich take public transportation.
    • X, 14 September 2012
  • Scientists have analyzed this. Cocaine is no worse than whiskey. [...] If you want peace, you have to dismantle the [drug trafficking industry]. It could easily be dismantled if they legalize cocaine in the world. It would be sold like wine.
  • [Fentanyl] is killing Americans and it is not made in Colombia. [...] Fentanyl was created as a pharmacy drug by North American multinationals.

Quotes about Gustavo Petro

  • Colombia elects climate champions president Gustavo Petro and vice president Francia Márquez, pledging to put "the defense of life above the interests of economic capital."
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