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“In many ways, the United States’ own complicated record of intervention in Latin America has led us to this exact point in history, conditioning generations of Latinos to opt for strongmen and undemocratic belief systems. When America was faced with its own crisis of democracy, some Latinos simply did what they were taught to do for centuries: Defend Caudillos and generals,instead of the health of democracies”

“ The books are to remind us what assets and fools we are. They’re Caesar’s praetorian guard, whispering as the parade roars down the avenue, ‘Remember Caesar, thou art mortal.’ Most of us can’t rush around, talk to everyone, know all the cities of the world, we haven’t the time, money or that many friends.”