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Eduardo Galeano was a Uruguayan journalist, writer, and intellectual, renowned for his insightful exploration of Latin American history, politics, and culture. His work as a journalist and his influential books have made him a significant figure in Latin American literature.

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“I'm a writer obsessed with remembering, with remembering the past of America and above all that of Latin America, intimate land condemned to amnesia.”

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“Latin America is part of the world which was for many years condemned to the system of power where intimidation had more strength than the vote.”

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“Recordar: To remember; from the Latin records, to pass back through the heart”

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“The Latin American cause is about all a social cause: the rebirth of Latin America must start with the overthrow of its masters, country by country. We are entering times of rebellion and change. There are those who believe that destiny rests on the knees of the gods; but the truth is that it confronts the conscience of man with a burning challenge.”

Source: Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent

“The human murder by poverty in Latin America is secret: every year, without making a sound, three Hiroshima bombs explode over communities that have become accustomed to suffering with clenched teeth.”

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“I am astonished each time I come to the U.S. by the ignorance of a high percentage of the population, which knows almost nothing about Latin America or about the world. It's quite blind and deaf to anything that may happen outside the frontiers of the U.S.”

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“We Latins are known for jabbering on.”

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About the Author

Born: September 3, 1940
Died: April 13, 2015
Known for: Journalist
Quotes: 172

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Books & Sources

Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a ContinentRelated source material

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Patas arriba: La escuela del mundo al revés (Biblioteca Eduardo Galeano)Related source material

Children of the Days: A Calendar of Human HistoryRelated source material

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