"The indigenous peoples never had, and still do……" — Rigoberta Menchu
"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 technology, although they represented an important basis for this development."
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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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