"Open Veins of Latin America" Quotes
"Open Veins of Latin America" is a historical analysis of the exploitation and oppression of Latin America by European powers and the United States.
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Quotes
The division of labor among the different countries of Latin America is the outcome of a whole historical process, and reflects the diversity of their origins.
The world has always been divided into masters and slaves, and Latin America has been, and continues to be, the land of the latter.
The colonial system's economic and social structures have not been substantially altered by the republics.
The balance of power between the two banks of the Atlantic has always been unequal.
The poverty of the poor is not a call to generous relief action, but a demand for a revolution.
The tradition of the oppressed teaches us that the 'state of emergency' in which we live is not the exception but the rule.
In Latin America, the land of miracles, life is most difficult for the children of the miracle-workers.
The division of labor among nations is that some specialize in winning and others in losing.
The history of the great majorities is written in the margins, by the hand of anonymous people who are the anonymous heroes.
The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am American, and we all share the same fate.
