...instead of giving a rifle to somebody, build a school; instead of giving a rifle, build a community with adequate services. Instead of giving a rifle, develop an educational system that is not about conflict and violence, but one that promotes respect for values, for life, and respect for one's elders. This requires a huge investment. Yet if we can invest in a different vision of peaceful coexistence, I think we can change the world, because every problem has a nonviolent answer.
This world's not going to change unless we're willing to change ourselves. - Rigoberta Menchu
This world's not going to change unless we're willing to change ourselves.
- Rigoberta Menchu
No less characteristic in a democracy is social justice. This demands a solution to the frightening indexes of infant mortality, of malnutrition, lac… - Rigoberta Menchu
No less characteristic in a democracy is social justice. This demands a solution to the frightening indexes of infant mortality, of malnutrition, lac…
I wasn't the only orphan in Guatemala. There are many others, and it's not my grief alone, it's the grief of a whole people. - Rigoberta Menchu
I wasn't the only orphan in Guatemala. There are many others, and it's not my grief alone, it's the grief of a whole people.
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 … - Rigoberta Menchu
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 …
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 hear… - Rigoberta Menchu
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 hear…
The problem in Guatemala is that there is no solution to the issue of human rights. The problem is militarization, it is the injust distribution of w… - Rigoberta Menchu
The problem in Guatemala is that there is no solution to the issue of human rights. The problem is militarization, it is the injust distribution of w…
... only those of us who carry our cause in our hearts are willing to run the risks. - Rigoberta Menchu
... only those of us who carry our cause in our hearts are willing to run the risks.
... together we can build the people's Church, a true Church. Not just a hierarchy, or a building, but a real change inside people. - Rigoberta Menchu
... together we can build the people's Church, a true Church. Not just a hierarchy, or a building, but a real change inside people.
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 contribu… - Rigoberta Menchu
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 contribu…
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