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48 Quotes By Eduardo Galeano That Will Change Your Perspective About Human History

Famous As: Uruguayan Journalist & Writer Best-Known for His Works ‘Las venas abiertas de América Latina’ & ‘Memoria del Fuego’
Born On: 1940
Died On: 2015
Born In: Montevideo, Uruguay
Died At Age: 74
Eduardo Hughes Galeano was a Uruguayan writer, novelist, intellectual and journalist who is counted among the pre-eminent left wing thinkers from South America, due to his considerable body of work compiled over several decades. Galeano started working while he was still a teenager. Galeano’s first major job was as an editor of a  magazine ‘Marcha’ which had number of South American intellectuals among its contributors. Galeano fled from Uruguay after the military coup of 1973 and continued to work in Argentina, even though some of his most important works were banned by right wing governments. He was a highly influential journalist and his novels became equally popular. Two of the most famous ones are ‘Open Veins of Latin America’ and ‘Memory of Fire Trilogy’, which dealt with the subject of colonialism in the Americas. His books have been translated to several languages and have been read by thousands of people all across the world. His writings and books are still followed by many especially those who wish to gain insights about South America. We have compiled Eduardo Galeano's best quotes from his articles, writings and books on several subjects. Have a peek at some of Eduardo Galeano's famous quotations and sayings on idol, books, soccer, charity, nostalgia, memory, capitalism, America, desire, truth, beauty, democracy, millitary and violence.
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I don't believe in charity. I believe in solidarity. Charity is so vertical. It goes from the top to the bottom. Solidarity is horizontal. It respects the other person. I have a lot to learn from other people.

I don't believe in charity. I believe in solidarity. Charity is so vertical. It goes from the top to the bottom. Solidarity is horizontal. It respects the other person. I have a lot to learn from other people.

Eduardo Galeano
The Church says: the body is a sin.
Science says: the body is a machine.
Advertising says: The body is a business.
The Body says: I am a fiesta.

The Church says: the body is a sin. Science says: the body is a machine. Advertising says: The body is a business. The Body says: I am a fiesta.

Eduardo Galeano
We are all mortal until the first kiss and the second glass of wine.

We are all mortal until the first kiss and the second glass of wine.

Eduardo Galeano
I have never killed anybody, it is true, but it is because I lacked the courage or the time, not because I lacked the desire

I have never killed anybody, it is true, but it is because I lacked the courage or the time, not because I lacked the desire

Eduardo Galeano
I can't sleep. There is a woman stuck between my eyelids. I would tell her to get out if I could. But there is a woman stuck in my throat

I can't sleep. There is a woman stuck between my eyelids. I would tell her to get out if I could. But there is a woman stuck in my throat

Eduardo Galeano
I am not particularly interested in
saving time; I prefer to enjoy it.

I am not particularly interested in saving time; I prefer to enjoy it.

Eduardo Galeano
The walls are the publishers of the poor.

The walls are the publishers of the poor.

Eduardo Galeano
If the past has nothing to say to the present, history may go on sleeping undisturbed in the closet where the system keeps its old disguises.

If the past has nothing to say to the present, history may go on sleeping undisturbed in the closet where the system keeps its old disguises.

Eduardo Galeano
For sailors who love the wind, memory is a good port of departure.

For sailors who love the wind, memory is a good port of departure.

Eduardo Galeano
Because every single one of us has something to say to the others, something that deserves to be celebrated or forgiven by others

Because every single one of us has something to say to the others, something that deserves to be celebrated or forgiven by others

Eduardo Galeano
In this world of ours, a world of powerful centers and subjugated outposts, there is no wealth that must not be held in some suspicion.

In this world of ours, a world of powerful centers and subjugated outposts, there is no wealth that must not be held in some suspicion.

Eduardo Galeano
I don't believe in charity. I believe in solidarity.

I don't believe in charity. I believe in solidarity.

Eduardo Galeano
Recordar: To remember; from the Latin records, to pass back through the heart

Recordar: To remember; from the Latin records, to pass back through the heart

Eduardo Galeano
There are those who believe destiny rests at the feet of the gods, but the truth is that it confronts the conscious of man with a burning challenge.

There are those who believe destiny rests at the feet of the gods, but the truth is that it confronts the conscious of man with a burning challenge.

Eduardo Galeano
La economía mundial es la más eficiente expresión del crime organizado.

La economía mundial es la más eficiente expresión del crime organizado.

Eduardo Galeano
All I know is this: art is art, or it's shit

All I know is this: art is art, or it's shit

Eduardo Galeano
For sailors with a desire for wind, memory is a good port of departure.

For sailors with a desire for wind, memory is a good port of departure.

Eduardo Galeano
Perfection shall remain the boring privilege of the gods, while our bungling, messy world every night shall be lived as if it were the last and every day as if it were the first.

Perfection shall remain the boring privilege of the gods, while our bungling, messy world every night shall be lived as if it were the last and every day as if it were the first.

Eduardo Galeano
If the grape is made of wine, then perhaps we are the words that tell who we are

If the grape is made of wine, then perhaps we are the words that tell who we are

Eduardo Galeano
The poet, distracted by politics, asks of poetry that it make itself useful like metal or flour, that it get ready to stain its face with coal dust and fight body to body.

The poet, distracted by politics, asks of poetry that it make itself useful like metal or flour, that it get ready to stain its face with coal dust and fight body to body.

Eduardo Galeano
Development develops inequality.

Development develops inequality.

Eduardo Galeano
Those who make objectivity a religion are liars. they are scared of human pain. They dont want to be objective, it's a lie: they want to be objects, so as not to suffer.

Those who make objectivity a religion are liars. they are scared of human pain. They dont want to be objective, it's a lie: they want to be objects, so as not to suffer.

Eduardo Galeano
The food of the minority is the hunger of the majority.

The food of the minority is the hunger of the majority.

Eduardo Galeano
Religious disintegration began with colonization.

Religious disintegration began with colonization.

Eduardo Galeano
Here,

Here," an old sugar worker told me, "the people have a great love for martyrs--but only after they're dead. Before, there's nothing but complaints.

Eduardo Galeano
I would recognise myself in each of his translations and he would feel betrayed and annoyed whenever I didn't write something the way he would have. A part of me died with him, a part of him lives with me.

I would recognise myself in each of his translations and he would feel betrayed and annoyed whenever I didn't write something the way he would have. A part of me died with him, a part of him lives with me.

Eduardo Galeano
Hunting Jews has always been a European sport.
Now the Palestinians, who never played it, are paying the bill.

Hunting Jews has always been a European sport. Now the Palestinians, who never played it, are paying the bill.

Eduardo Galeano
Bacteria and viruses were the most effective allies.

Bacteria and viruses were the most effective allies.

Eduardo Galeano
Cuba,” he said in his resounding defense plea, “continues to be a producer of raw materials. We exhort sugar to import candy, we export hides to import shoes, we export iron to import plows.

Cuba,” he said in his resounding defense plea, “continues to be a producer of raw materials. We exhort sugar to import candy, we export hides to import shoes, we export iron to import plows.

Eduardo Galeano
Bolivians die with rotted lungs so that the world may consume cheap tin.

Bolivians die with rotted lungs so that the world may consume cheap tin.

Eduardo Galeano