"It is not possible to conceive a democratic……" — Rigoberta Menchu
"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."
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Rigoberta Menchu
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18 Quotes by Rigoberta Menchu
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The Bible has been used as a way of making us accept our situation, and not to bring enlightenment to…
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We are not myths of the past, ruins in the jungle, or zoos. We are people and we want to…
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The people are the only ones capable of transforming society.
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Today the governments of Latin America should be ashamed of not havingexterminated the indigenous, at the end of the twentieth…
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I think that nonviolence is one way of saying that there are other ways to solve problems, not only through…
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This world's not going to change unless we're willing to change ourselves.
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I wish that a conscious sense of peace and a feeling of human solidarity would develop in all peoples...
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I am like a drop of water on a rock. After drip, drip, dripping in the same place, I begin…
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Peace cannot exist without justice, justice cannot exist without fairness, fairness cannot exist without development, development cannot exist without democracy,…
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We have learned that change cannot come through war. War is not a feasible tool to use in fighting against…
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I resolutely believe that respect for diversity is a fundamental pillar in the eradication of racism, xenophobia and intolerance. There…
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To be a light to others you will need a good dose of the spiritual life. Because as my mother…
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