Quote on Ignorance and Global Awareness by Eduardo Galeano

„I am astonished each time I come to the U.S. by the ignorance of a high percentage of the population, which knows almost nothing about Latin America or about the world. It's quite blind and deaf to anything that may happen outside the frontiers of the U.S.“

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Eduardo Galeano was a Uruguayan writer and journalist known for his socially critical works.

In this socially critical quotation, Eduardo Galeano addresses political and geographical ignorance and limited awareness of global affairs.


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Eduardo Galeano quote about global awareness and ignorance

Eduardo Galeano (1940–2015) was a prominent Uruguayan writer and journalist. He gained fame for his innovative and critical literature dealing with political and social issues of Latin America, including his famous work 'Open Veins of Latin America'.

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"Latin America can no longer tolerate being a haven for United States liberals who cannot make their point at home, an outlet for apostles too "apostolic" to find their vocation as competent professionals within their own community. The hardware salesman threatens to dump second-rate imitations of parishes, schools and catechisms -- out-moded even in the United States -- all around the continent. The traveling escapist threatens further to confuse a foreign world with his superficial protests, which are not viable even at home." Ivan Illich
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"Of all ignorance, the ignorance of the educated is the most dangerous. Not only are educated people likely to have more influence, they are the last people to suspect that they don't know what they are talking about when they go outside their narrow fields." Thomas Sowell
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