The human murder by poverty in Latin America is secret: every year, without making a sound, three Hiroshima bombs explode over communities that have become accustomed to suffering with clenched teeth.
Eduardo GaleanoThere are some writers who feel they are elected by God. I am not. I am elected by the devil - this is clear.
Eduardo GaleanoThe more freedom is extended to business, the more prisons have to be built for those who suffer from that business.
Eduardo GaleanoFrom the point of view of the economy, the sale of weapons is indistinguishable from the sale of food. When a building collapses or a plane crashes, it?s rather inconvenient from the point of view of those inside, but it?s altogether convenient for the growth of the gross national product, which sometimes ought to be called the "gross criminal product."
Eduardo Galeano