54 phrases of Salvador Allende to know his thoughts.

A selection of reflections of one of the great political figures of Chile and Latin America.

Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens (1908 - 1973) is surely, after Fidel Castro or Ché, one of the most important Latin American socialist politicians of the late 20th century. of the late twentieth century. Having studied medicine at the University of Chile, he showed his interest in leftist ideology.

Salvador Allende was co-founder and later Secretary General of the Chilean Socialist Party, until he became president in 1973, when he was assassinated as a result of a coup d'état by Augusto Pinochet's military junta to establish a dictatorship supported by the United States.

The most famous phrases of Salvador Allende

Below you will find a selection of Salvador Allende's most famous quotes.

1. History is ours and is made by the people

Allende always relied on the people's struggle.

2. In a new year it would be very pleasant to tell you that everything will be easy; unfortunately, it is not so.

He began his mandate in turbulent times and with a fierce opposition.

3. Being young and not being a revolutionary is a contradiction, even a Biological one.

This is how the president saw what it was to be young.

4. It is necessary to explain to the people why this is happening (the shortage of supplies).

It was one of the great tricks that the socialist government had to overcome.

5. I would resign if the workers and laborers of Chile demanded it of me.

Salvador Allende declared himself a subject of the working class..

6. There will not be a President who commits suicide, because the people will know how to respond.

The pressure on the president became such that he was forced to utter such words.

7. Never before had the people had a purchasing power and it turns out that the industries were not in relation to the delivery of their products.

Despite the income that the people had, the Chilean country suffered a blockade of goods.

8. A punishment for the cowardice and violence that traditional sectors campaigned for.

The large transnational corporations were the first enemy of the government.

9. There will be no fratricidal war because the government and the people will prevent it.

Above all, Allende was a pacifist. He never wanted to take up arms against anyone.

10. My predecessors, in six years, never appointed a worker to anything.

Clear and concise.

11. They want to make us workers believe that the companies should be their property.

Their criticisms of businessmen were habitual.

12. Workers of Chile: winter is ending and promising economic horizons appear before us.

Thus he warned the people of the future.

13. They are told that they should be the owners of copper, coal, saltpeter. how would the country fare!

Chilean natural resources have always been in foreign hands.

14. These are my last words and I am certain that my sacrifice will not be in vain.

He died firm with his ideas and convinced of his legacy.

15. A worker without work is a man who has the right to work and we must give it to him.

For Allende the priority was the welfare of the workers.

16. It does not matter whether a worker is a Marxist or not, it does not matter whether he is a Christian or not, it does not matter whether he has no political ideology.

Surprising statements, showing tolerance for all workers.

17. The revolution is made by the peoples, the revolution is made, essentially, by the workers.

The people are the possessors of their destiny.

18. Is it fair that man should set foot on the moon? Or would it not be fairer that the great countries should set foot on the earth and realize that there are millions of people who have no work and who suffer from hunger?

With this phrase he declared his concern about unemployment.

19. The revolution does not pass through the university, and this must be understood, the revolution passes through the great masses.

If there is no union, there is no struggle or freedom.

20. I address myself to the youth, to those who sang and gave their joy and their fighting spirit.

Even with his advanced age, he entrusted all his knowledge to future generations.

21. The man of the industrial countries has reached the moon by dominating nature.

He was very critical of the industrialized powers that be.

22. History will judge them

History never lies.

23. Long live Chile! Long live the people! Long live the workers!

Euphoric as always, this is how he ended most of his rallies.

24. I am more and more in favor of women every day.

Salvador Allende was a pioneer of feminism in Latin America.

25. Know that the great avenues will open again where the free man will pass, to build a better society.

He always appealed to a promising future.

Workers of my homeland: I have faith in Chile and in its destiny.

He always remained confident and enthusiastic about his political project..

27. We want a dignified, independent and sovereign future.

These are typical values of socialism.

28. The Chilean people will now hand over to us the responsibility to put them into practice and materialize what Chile deserves.

He never felt above his own people. He always put the people first.

29. Other men will overcome this gray and bitter moment where betrayal pretends to impose itself.

Betrayal was one of the causes of his assassination.

30. The people must always be alert and vigilant.

For Allende the people were the government.

31. With the difficulties of those who walk in an old car, we go from tumble to tumble, but moving forward, moving forward.

The constitution of the new government meant one tumult after another.

32. History will find out the liar

The truth always rises above the lie.

33. I am an intellectual, but I am also a soldier loyal to his people.

Although he came from an intellectual and middle-class family, he was always loyal to his socialist ideas.

34. The people are stronger than the economy

Economy versus sovereignty, capitalism versus freedom.

35. No intellectual has authority over the professional

In this way he showed his support for the underprivileged classes.

36. Youth will live even if I die

Aware of his last days, he delivered this message from the Palacio de la Moneda.

37. They will make you believe that you are not right. Defend yourselves

They, the economic power.

38. Treason is the worst enemy, the worst rival to fight against.

Once again, betrayal appears again among your warnings.

39. We will have to believe it ourselves for the people to believe it.

Allende made a great effort to convince his people of his project.

40. The worker has to be the owner of his effort

Once again, the worker is the epicenter of his struggle and ideas.

41. We are facing a frontal conflict over the big transnational corporations and the states

The events in Chile were purely economic in nature.

42. It is all the politics of the world that is being enslaved.

Globalization was a burden in the eyes of Salvador Allende.

43. It is our confidence that increases faith in humanitarian values.

Without conviction there is no progress.

44. There is no Prague Spring here, it is Chilean.

Chile was living a historic moment.

45. I will pay with my life my loyalty to the people.

Another token of loyalty to their cause.

46. Poor Pinochet, he must be in prison.

This is how Salvador mocked his political adversary.

Thank you comrade, friend, commander of Latin American hope, Fidel Castro.

As we saw earlier, Allende joined the Latin American socialist revolution..

48. I invite Fidel to Chile because I feel like it. I am the master of the house and I invite whomever I want.

With this exuberance he showed his admiration for the Cuban leader.

49. They arrived in powerful automobiles, young people who had never worked.

This is how Allende criticized his political opponents (wealthy upper class).

50. I am not the president of all Chileans, I am not a hypocrite.

Even with all the majority support he had, he was always humble.

51. The Soviet Union, we call it Big Brother

It never hid his Marxism and predilection for the USSR..

52. I am not blind. I have normal eyesight and normal habits

He was severely criticized for the policies he wanted to implement.

53. The university political leader is also a good university student.

For Allende, being an academic by profession, he did not assume any moral authority.

54. Man in developed countries has reached the moon by dominating nature.

The human being always wants to control everything.