America Quote by Stephen Kinzer

The United States turned to repression when its prominence started to slip in Latin America through establishing military dictatorships.

— Alejandro Castro Espin

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

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

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

— Stephen Kinzer

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

“From 1976 to 1983, Washington supported a devastating military dictatorship in Argentina that ran all branches of government, outlawed elections, and encouraged school and…

— Benjamin Dangl

Before the military coup in Chile, we had the idea that military coups happen in Banana Republics, somewhere in Central America. It would never…

— Isabel Allende

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

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

— Carlos Fuentes

In the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, authoritarian movements swept the most powerful countries in the world, from Germany to Italy, Spain to Japan -…

— Colin Allred

To be powerful in South America, you have to be transparent and you have to have a very clean reputation. Transparency for me today…

— Eike Batista

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