"America did not need to be discovered because quite simply America had the American-Indians. There were whole groups of people that already lived there including very developed societies such as the Incas, the Aztecs, and the Mayans. But then came the European vision that saw the conquest as a source of advanced growth away from medieval Europe. The new revolutionary bourgeois trend formed a new perspective on what was democracy that they saw as an improvement to the democracy of ancient Greece."

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Source : "The Future of Cuba". Interview with Lasonas Pipinis Velasco, www.counterpunch.org. February 27, 2015.

Alejandro Castro Espin

#Europe Quotes #America Quotes #Perspective Quotes

“The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you.”
“Whether we call it a job or a career, work is more than just something we do. It is a part of who we are.”
“When Jesus got to the point when most people today are thinking of retirement, he goes - 'time to save the world!'”
“Why do people always assume that volume will succeed when logic won't?”

Source : L. J. Smith (2014). “The Vampire Diaries: The Return & The Hunters Collection: The Return: Nightfall, The Return: Shadow Souls, The Return: Midnight, The Hunters: Phantom, The Hunters: Moonsong, The Hunters: Destiny Rising”, p.116, Harper Collins
“My life may be encapsulated by one of Graham Greene's "entertainments" titles: 'Loser Takes All'. Since I was thrown out of highschool for political reasons, I was free to study on my own and develop my own ways of thinking.”
“My dream was to go to Nashville. I had my sights set on my dream. I used to have an '89 Toyota Ford truck. On the front of the truck, I had this license plate with cowboy boots and a guitar that I had airbrushed at Wal-Mart. It said 'Chasin' A Dream.' That was kind of my motto.”
“There are so many options in animation right now and this is such a great time to make animated movies that I want to make another one.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“People who readily accept the need for a gym will resist that their personalities might need some work too.”

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