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I am quite prehistoric, absolutely prehistoric.
Eduardo Galeano
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Eduardo Galeano
Age: 74 †
Born: 1940
Born: September 3
Died: 2015
Died: April 13
Journalist
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Eduardo Hughes Galeano
Eduardo Germán María Hughes Galeano
Eduardo German Maria Hughes Galeano
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A pretty move, for the love of God.
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I don't believe in charity. I believe in solidarity. Charity is so vertical. It goes from the top to the bottom. Solidarity is horizontal. It respects the other person. I have a lot to learn from other people.
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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.
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I'm attracted to soccer's capacity for beauty. When well played, the game is a dance with a ball.
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If the past has nothing to say to the present, history may go on sleeping undisturbed in the closet where the system keeps its old disguises.
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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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History never really says goodbye. History says, see you later.
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