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Jose Saramago Quotes

People live with the illusion that we have a democratic system, but it's only the outward form of one. In reality we live in a plutocracy, a government of the rich.
Jose Saramago

Biography

Author Profession: Writer
Nationality: Portuguese
Born: November 16, 1922

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There are times when it is best to be content with what one has, so as not to lose everything.
Jose Saramago

Inside us there is something that has no name, that something is what we are.
Jose Saramago

I am not a prophet.
Jose Saramago

Americans have discovered fear.
Jose Saramago

I do not just write, I write what I am. If there is a secret, perhaps that is it.
Jose Saramago

There are plenty of reasons not to put up with the world as it is.
Jose Saramago

I am a person with leftist convictions, and always have been.
Jose Saramago

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Democratic, Form, Government, Illusion, Live, Only, Outward, Reality, Rich, System, The Rich

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Democratic, Form, Government, Illusion, Live, Only, Outward, Reality, Rich, System