Henrique Capriles Radonski Quotes
How have relations with Iran and Belarus benefited Venezuela? We are interested in countries that have democracies, that respect human rights, that we have an affinity with. What affinity do we have with Iran?
Cawthorne, Andrew. "Interview: Venezuela's Capriles says would review foreign ties." Reuters, Thomson Reuters, 14 Mar. 2012.
There is one condition for us to have healthy relations with the United States. It's called respect.
This is an old and critical concept in American relations with the rest of the hemisphere which Simon Bolivar used to refer to as “respecto.” Americans tend to be relatively unconcerned by what other nations think of America, and since the US has been so successful, it has developed a strong national ego. Other nations, not so successful in modern times, tend to place a great deal of importance on the notion of respect. It is a major factor in most of the world.
Henrique Capriles Radonski is a Venezuelan politician and lawyer, who served as the 36th Governor of Miranda from 2008–2017.