Jorge G. Castañeda > Quotes

“When fate and love come into conflict, the former must always win; for love will fade if it rests upon indignity or abdication.”
― Jorge G. Castañeda, Compañero: The Life and Death of Che Guevara

“El PRI salió de Los Pinos pero no del alma de México.”
― Jorge G. Castañeda, Un futuro para México

“Cuando un hombre sin enemigos parte de este mundo hacia el siguiente, el Creador sabe inmediatamente que esa persona ha desperdiciado su vida.”
― Jorge G. Castañeda, Amarres perros: La fe en tiempos de crisis

“Today, Mexico has splendidly reemerged as a radically diverse place. It traditionally was so, even before the Conquest, then assumed the mantle of uniformity for most of the twentieth century, and is now a mosaic where each part enriches the others and the whole. The single most important factor of unity from the middle of the last century—the sense of a shared, common history—is now either fading, or has become counterproductive. What can take its place, knowing that the substitute must be less artificial and more constructive than before? The rule of law, perhaps.”
― Jorge G. Castañeda, Manana Forever?

“Mexican society is highly individualistic, because civil society is so weak. Civil society, in turn, is as disorganized and impotent as it is partly because citizens have never felt that they can influence events of any sort: at large, or in their neighborhood, their children’s schools, or their local clinic. In other words, they are citizens in name only. And this reluctance to assume political or social responsibility springs from the corruption, lawlessness, and impunity that have bred such a degree of cynicism in society. Mexican civil society will never organize itself until the country’s attitude toward the law changes.”
― Jorge G. Castañeda, Manana Forever?

“conferencias en sedes lejanas”
― Jorge G. Castañeda, Amarres perros: La fe en tiempos de crisis