“It was nicer that way. knowing that something called rights existed. The right to health care, to good and to schooling for our children . . . For us things were good; for others they were bad. Especially for the landowners, who are the ones who suffered most when we demanded our rights. They spend more and earn less.
Besides, once we learned about the existence of rights we also learned not to bow our heads when the bosses scolds us.
We learned to look them in the face.”