Chávez excelled in ridiculing his political enemies, but he was too much of a narcissist to approach the end with the kind of humor that, according to Suetonius, inspired Emperor Vespasian’s deathbed quip: “Oh dear, I must be turning into a God.”
Chávez primou por ridicularizar os seus inimigos políticos, mas era demasiado narcisista para se aproximar do fim com o tipo de humor que, segundo Suetónio, inspirou o gracejo do imperador Vespasiano no seu leito de morte: "Oh!