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The Goblins of Eros

Book by Warren Eyster · 3 quotes · Poverty, Central America, Mexico

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“Poverty in western Mexico is an Unconditional Sentence.”

Poverty Economics Mexico Central America Economic Depression

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“There are hundreds of miracles within a single machine. Americans calmly explain these with mathematical formulas. Our difficulty is to learn, theirs to appreciate. We Latins, even the most intelligent of us, still count on our fingers and toes. But once we do learn, we shall surpass the Americano, because we understand the spiritual significance of a machine. We see the beauty of combining gas, grease and steel into a powerful, exact movement. We appreciate the material destiny of the universe.”

Machines Mexico Engineering Machinery Latino Romanticism Latin America Industrial Revolution Industrialization American Education Central America

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“He was given a ranch, and two lovely mistresses. 'Imagine, at thirty, I was put out to stud. And we Latins are such drowsy pigs that I almost fell for it.”

Mexico Latino Central America Ranching

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