People live with the illusion that we have a democratic system, but it's only the outward form of one. In reality we live in a plutocracy, a government of the rich.

Quote by Jose Saramago

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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...

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...

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...

You never know beforehand what people are capable of, you have to wait, give it...

You never know beforehand what people are capable of, you have to wait, give it...

Can you imagine what Bush would say if someone like Hugo Chavez asked him for...

Can you imagine what Bush would say if someone like Hugo Chavez asked him for...

Look what happened with the employment law in France-the law was withdrawn because the people...

Look what happened with the employment law in France-the law was withdrawn because the people...

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,...

Americans have discovered fear.

Americans have discovered fear.

The novel is not so much a literary genre, but a literary space, like a...

The novel is not so much a literary genre, but a literary space, like a...

Human vocabulary is still not capable, and probably never will be, of knowing, recognizing, and...

Human vocabulary is still not capable, and probably never will be, of knowing, recognizing, and...

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 am a better novelist than a poet, playwright, or essayist.

I am a better novelist than a poet, playwright, or essayist.

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...

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 a person with leftist convictions, and always have been.

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

The attitude of insolent haughtiness is characteristic of the relationships Americans form with what is...

The attitude of insolent haughtiness is characteristic of the relationships Americans form with what is...

What kind of world is this that can send machines to Mars and does nothing...

What kind of world is this that can send machines to Mars and does nothing...

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses

A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed...

A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed...

Kindness is a steeling feeling that has a power of filling the gaps in relationships...

Kindness is a steeling feeling that has a power of filling the gaps in relationships...

The cow is nothing but a machine which makes grass fit for us people to...

The cow is nothing but a machine which makes grass fit for us people to...

The world is a playground, and life is pushing my swing.

The world is a playground, and life is pushing my swing.