Things will be very bad for Latin America. You only have to consider the ambitions and the doctrines of the empire, which regards this region as its backyard. Jose Saramago ambitionamericabackyard Change image and share on social
Beginning with adolescence, my political formation was oriented in the ideological direction of Marxism. It was natural, being that my thinking was influenced by an atmosphere of active critical resistance. That was the way it was during all of the dictatorship and up to the Revolution of 1974. Jose Saramago activeadolescenceatmosphere share on social
The U.S. needs to control the Middle East, the gateway to Asia. It already has military installations in Uzbekistan. Jose Saramago asiacontroleast Change image and share on social
The attitude of insolent haughtiness is characteristic of the relationships Americans form with what is alien to them, with others. Jose Saramago alienamericanattitude Change image and share on social
I think we are blind. Blind people who can see, but do not see. Jose Saramago blindpeople Change image and share on social
The world is governed by institutions that are not democratic - the World Bank, the IMF, the WTO. Jose Saramago bankdemocraticgovern Change image and share on social
Perhaps it is the language that chooses the writers it needs, making use of them so that each might express a tiny part of what it is. Jose Saramago chooseexpresslanguage Change image and share on social
It is economic power that determines political power, and governments become the political functionaries of economic power. Jose Saramago determineeconomicfunctionary Change image and share on social
Without the faintest possibility of finding a job, I decided to devote myself to literature: it was about time to find out what I was worth as a writer. Jose Saramago decidedevotefaint Change image and share on social