There is not one world for man and one for animals, they are part of the same one and lead parallel lives.
Rigoberta MenchuI resolutely believe that respect for diversity is a fundamental pillar in the eradication of racism, xenophobia and intolerance. There is no excuse for evading the responsibility of finding the most suitable path toward the elimination of any expression of discrimination against indigenous peoples.
Rigoberta MenchuThe Bible has been used as a way of making us accept our situation, and not to bring enlightenment to the poor.
Rigoberta MenchuI wish that a conscious sense of peace and a feeling of human solidarity would develop in all peoples.
Rigoberta MenchuI think that nonviolence is one way of saying that there are other ways to solve problems, not only through weapons and war. Nonviolence also means the recognition that the person on one side of the trench and the person on the other side of the trench are both human beings, with the same faculties. At some point they have to begin to understand one another.
Rigoberta Menchu