I am a person with leftist convictions, and always have been.

Quote by Jose Saramago

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As citizens, we all have an obligation to intervene and become involved - it's the...

As citizens, we all have an obligation to intervene and become involved - it's the...

People live with the illusion that we have a democratic system, but it's only the...

People live with the illusion that we have a democratic system, but it's only the...

We're not short of movements proclaiming that a different world is possible, but unless we...

We're not short of movements proclaiming that a different world is possible, but unless we...

It is economic power that determines political power, and governments become the political functionaries of...

It is economic power that determines political power, and governments become the political functionaries of...

In the end we discover the only condition for living is to die.

In the end we discover the only condition for living is to die.

Society has to change, but the political powers we have at the moment are not...

Society has to change, but the political powers we have at the moment are not...

Abstention means you stayed at home or went to the beach. By casting a blank...

Abstention means you stayed at home or went to the beach. By casting a blank...

Perhaps it is the language that chooses the writers it needs, making use of them...

Perhaps it is the language that chooses the writers it needs, making use of them...

Americans have discovered the fragility of life, that ominous fragility that the rest of the...

Americans have discovered the fragility of life, that ominous fragility that the rest of the...

I always ask two questions: How many countries have military bases in the United States?...

I always ask two questions: How many countries have military bases in the United States?...

I am traveling less in order to be able to write more. I select my...

I am traveling less in order to be able to write more. I select my...

It is difficult to understand these people who democratically take part in elections and a...

It is difficult to understand these people who democratically take part in elections and a...

I never appreciated 'positive heroes' in literature. They are almost always cliches, copies of copies,...

I never appreciated 'positive heroes' in literature. They are almost always cliches, copies of copies,...

There are plenty of reasons not to put up with the world as it is.

There are plenty of reasons not to put up with the world as it is.

Americans have discovered fear.

Americans have discovered fear.

The period that I could consider the most important in my literary work came about...

The period that I could consider the most important in my literary work came about...

I do not just write, I write what I am. If there is a secret,...

I do not just write, I write what I am. If there is a secret,...

I am not a prophet.

I am not a prophet.

There are times when it is best to be content with what one has, so...

There are times when it is best to be content with what one has, so...

Things will be very bad for Latin America. You only have to consider the ambitions...

Things will be very bad for Latin America. You only have to consider the ambitions...