“The Revolution is indeed living thorough the hard times of transition and sacrifice. The Cubans themselves have learned that socialism is built… — Eduardo Hughes Galeano Hard time Copy Share Image
“Here," an old sugar worker told me, "the people have a great love for martyrs--but only after they're dead. Before, there's nothing… — Eduardo Hughes Galeano Love Copy Share Image
“Cuba,” he said in his resounding defense plea, “continues to be a producer of raw materials. We exhort sugar to import candy,… — Eduardo Hughes Galeano Raw material Copy Share Image
“The world,' he revealed, 'is a heap of people, a sea of tiny flames.' Each person shines with his or her own… — Eduardo Hughes Galeano Fire Copy Share Image
“The dreams were off on a trip. Helena went as far as the train station with them. She bade them farewell from… — Eduardo Hughes Galeano Dreams Copy Share Image
“For sailors with a desire for wind, memory is a good port of departure.” — Eduardo Hughes Galeano Memory Copy Share Image
“If thats how it was done, and thats how it had always been done, there had to be a reason” — Eduardo Hughes Galeano Copy Share Image
“Grown on a grand scale, sugar spreads its blight on a grand scale and today unemployment and poverty are these islands' permanent… — Eduardo Hughes Galeano Copy Share Image
“In our day, this global offensive plays a well-defines role. Its aim is to justify te very unequal income distribution between countries… — Eduardo Hughes Galeano Patriotism Copy Share Image
“Latin America is the region of open veins. Everything from the discovery until our times, has always been transmuted into European--or later--United… — Eduardo Hughes Galeano Human resources Copy Share Image
“Along the way we have even lost the right to call ourselves Americans, although the Haitians and the Cubans appeared in history… — Eduardo Hughes Galeano History Copy Share Image
“The food of the minority is the hunger of the majority.” — Eduardo Hughes Galeano Food Copy Share Image
“The Revolution, after discovering that it had confused the knife with the assassin, turned sugar, which had been responsible for underdevelopment, into… — Eduardo Hughes Galeano Investing Copy Share Image
“Helena dreamed about the keepers of the fire. The poorest old women had stored it away in suburban kitchens and had only… — Eduardo Hughes Galeano Dreams Copy Share Image