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The attitude of insolent haughtiness is characteristic of the relationships Americans form with what is alien to them, with others.
Jose Saramago
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Jose Saramago
Age: 87 †
Born: 1922
Born: November 16
Died: 2010
Died: June 18
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Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico
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The world is governed by institutions that are not democratic - the World Bank, the IMF, the WTO.
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. . . if there is a way for the world to be transformed for the better, it can only be done by pessimism optimists will never change the world for the better.
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You know the name you were given, you do not know the name that you have
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If I'm sincere today, what does it matter if I regret it tomorrow?
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