All Rigoberta Menchu Quotes
- The Bible has been used as a way of making us accept our situation, and not to bring enlightenment to the poor. Accept
- We are not myths of the past, ruins in the jungle, or zoos. We are people and we want to be respected, not to be… Human Rights
- The people are the only ones capable of transforming society. Capable
- Today the governments of Latin America should be ashamed of not havingexterminated the indigenous, at the end of the twentieth century, because weexist at the… America
- I think that nonviolence is one way of saying that there are other ways to solve problems, not only through weapons and war. Nonviolence also… Begin
- This world's not going to change unless we're willing to change ourselves. Change
- I wish that a conscious sense of peace and a feeling of human solidarity would develop in all peoples... All
- I am like a drop of water on a rock. After drip, drip, dripping in the same place, I begin to leave a mark, and… Begin
- Peace cannot exist without justice, justice cannot exist without fairness, fairness cannot exist without development, development cannot exist without democracy, democracy cannot exist without respect… Cannot Exist
- We have learned that change cannot come through war. War is not a feasible tool to use in fighting against the oppression we face. War… Cannot Come
- I resolutely believe that respect for diversity is a fundamental pillar in the eradication of racism, xenophobia and intolerance. There is no excuse for evading… Any
- To be a light to others you will need a good dose of the spiritual life. Because as my mother used to say, if you… Dose
- I feel a deep emotion and pride for the honor of having been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1992. Awarded
- Let there be freedom for the Indians, wherever they may be in the American Continent or elsewhere in the world, because while they are alive,… Alive
- The indigenous peoples never had, and still do not have, the place that they should have occupied in the progress and benefits of science and… Basis
- It is not possible to conceive a democratic Guatemala, free and independent, without the indigenous identity shaping its character into all aspects of national existence. All
- The priests say the new dawn will be like the rain that fertilizes the soil before we begin to plant our corn. It will renew… Begin
- When you are convinced your cause is just, you fight for it. Cause