America Quote by Alejandro Castro Espin

The United States condoned dictatorships in Latin America for much of the 20th century.

— Carlos Fuentes

By the late 1970s, repression and economic chaos were causing increasing unrest throughout Latin America. Army strongmen were forced to cede power in Peru,…

— Stephen Kinzer

During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Latin America moved decisively away from military rule and toward civilian democracy.

— Stephen Kinzer

During the Cold War, tensions between the West and the Soviet Union affected virtually all countries worldwide. As a result, throughout Latin America, guerrilla…

— Juan Manuel Santos

Part of the uprising of Latin America, particularly in the last 10 to 15 years, has been a reaction to [neoliberal regime], and they…

— Noam Chomsky

Latin America is part of the world which was for many years condemned to the system of power where intimidation had more strength than…

— Eduardo Galeano

Most governments in the United States in a hundred years have not respected the peoples of Latin America. They have sponsored coup d'etats, assassinations.

— Hugo Chavez

Conflict with the United States is one of the overwhelming facts of Latin American history.

— Stephen Kinzer

“most discussions of George W. Bush’s foreign policy focus on the supposed innovation of a small group of neoconservative intellectuals in asserting the right…

— Greg Grandin

The American influence is not so aggressive anymore. The American big business influence in Latin America is not as strong, so people can vote…

— Costa-Gavras

Latin America was the most obedient follower of the neoliberal regime that was instituted by the United States, its allies and the international financial…

— Noam Chomsky