"The future of history belongs to the poor and exploited."

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Source : Gustavo Gutiérrez (1974). “Praxis of liberation and Christian faith: notes on a course given at MACC [June 1 to 5, 1974”

Gustavo GutiÃ©rrez

“It's precisely because we're people that we have the power to change our own fate. So let's all change together.”
“To play for your country is the best thing that can happen.”
“Everyone's different, but it was fun for me to work with Garth Hudson. He's from 'The Band.' They are a massive influence, that was a big thrill. He's completely out of his mind.”
“The bondage we are born into is the bondage we cannot see. Verily, freedom is little more than the ignorance of tyranny. Live long enough, and you will see: Men resent not the whip so much as the hand that wields it.”
“We read too much Shakespeare at school, and view our parliamentary politics as dynastic drama, in which an impatient crown prince frets at his long subordination and begins to scheme for the throne he knows he merits, was promised and has earned.”
“The state is not abolished, it withers away.”
“Consequently, a young business often grows by large percentages. Mature businesses rarely do.”
“They think my life is glamourous. It's not true. I obviously get to come in and do radio interviews. That's the glamour. But other than that, I eat and sleep and that's it. Eat, sleep and do shows.”

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