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" Richness in the world is a result of other people's poverty. We should begin to shorten the abyss between haves and have-nots. "
Eduardo Galeano
Result
World
Poverty
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" I remember that - you know, I didn't receive a formal education. I was educated in the Montevideo cafe, in the cafes of Montevideo. There, I received my first lessons in the art of telling stories, storytelling. "
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" I am grateful to journalism for waking me up to the realities of the world. "
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" Most of wars or military coups or invasions are done in the name of democracy against democracy. "
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" The manager believes soccer is a science and the field a laboratory, but the genius of Einstein and the subtlety of Freud is not enough for the owners and the fans. They want a miracle worker like Our Lady of Lourdes, with the stamina of Gandhi. "
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" A lot of leftists think it is soccer's fault that people don't think, while most rightists are convinced that soccer is a proof that people think with their feet. "
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" In the Age of the Almighty Computer, drones are the perfect warriors. They kill without remorse, obey without kidding around, and they never reveal the names of their masters. "
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