Samuel Ruiz Quotes

The indigenous peoples understand that they have to recover their cultural identity, or to live it if they have already recovered it. They also understand that this is not a favor or a concession, but simply their natural right to be recognized as belonging to a culture that is distinct from the Western culture, a culture in which they have to live their own faith.

We need to realize that we have a role to play in overcoming our own discrimination which is sometimes very subtly held.