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Rigoberta Menchu Quotes: The Bible has been used as a way of making us accept our situation, and not to bring enlightenment to the poor.
         

The Bible has been used as a way of making us accept our situation, and not to bring enlightenment to the poor.


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We are not myths of the past, ruins in the jungle, or zoos. We are people and we want to be respected, not to be victims of intolerance and racism.

We are not myths of the past, ruins in the jungle, or zoos. We are people and we want to be respected, not to be victims of intolerance and racism.



This world's not going to change unless we're willing to change ourselves.

This world's not going to change unless we're willing to change ourselves.



What I treasure most in life is being able to dream. During my most difficult moments and complex situations I have been able to dream of a more beautiful future.

What I treasure most in life is being able to dream. During my most difficult moments and complex situations I have been able to dream of a more beautiful future.



I am like a drop of water on a rock. After drip, drip, dripping in the same place, I begin to leave a mark, and I leave my mark in many people's hearts.

I am like a drop of water on a rock. After drip, drip, dripping in the same place, I begin to leave a mark, and I leave my mark in many people's hearts.



We have learned that change cannot come through war. War is not a feasible tool to use in fighting against the oppression we face. War has caused more problems. We cannot embrace that path.

We have learned that change cannot come through war. War is not a feasible tool to use in fighting against the oppression we face. War has caused more problems. We cannot embrace that path.



We say no to the peace that keeps us on our knees, no to the peace that keeps us in chains, no to the false peace that denies the values and contributions of our peoples.

We say no to the peace that keeps us on our knees, no to the peace that keeps us in chains, no to the false peace that denies the values and contributions of our peoples.



... only those of us who carry our cause in our hearts are willing to run the risks.

... only those of us who carry our cause in our hearts are willing to run the risks.



The people are the only ones capable of transforming society.

The people are the only ones capable of transforming society.



I wish that a conscious sense of peace and a feeling of human solidarity would develop in all peoples.

I wish that a conscious sense of peace and a feeling of human solidarity would develop in all peoples.



There is not one world for man and one for animals, they are part of the same one and lead parallel lives.

There is not one world for man and one for animals, they are part of the same one and lead parallel lives.





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Yes, one must suffer, even in vain, so as not to have lived in vain.

Yes, one must suffer, even in vain, so as not to have lived in vain.



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Whatever we owe, it is our part to find where to pay it, and to do it without asking, too; for whether the creditor be good or bad, the debt is still the same.

Whatever we owe, it is our part to find where to pay it, and to do it without asking, too; for whether the creditor be good or bad, the debt is still the same.



Hindsight is an exact science. Hold fast to your dreams, for it dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly. How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened.

Hindsight is an exact science. Hold fast to your dreams, for it dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly. How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened.



It's time to come together. We all have the power to change, so what are we waiting for?

It's time to come together. We all have the power to change, so what are we waiting for?




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