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America did not need to be discovered because quite simply America had the American-Indians. There were whole groups of people that already lived there including very developed societies such as the Incas, the Aztecs, and the Mayans. But then came the European vision that saw the conquest as a source of advanced growth away from medieval Europe. The new revolutionary bourgeois trend formed a new perspective on what was democracy that they saw as an improvement to the democracy of ancient Greece.

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America did not need to be discovered because quite simply America had the American-Indians. There were whole groups of people that already lived there including very developed societies such as the Incas, the Aztecs, and the Mayans. But then came the European vision that saw the conquest as a source of advanced growth away from medieval Europe. The new revolutionary bourgeois trend formed a new perspective on what was democracy that they saw as an improvement to the democracy of ancient Greece.

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I have a lot of faith and confidence in Cuban democracy.

Alejandro Castro Espin

In Cuba we had the most ferocious form of capitalism for 60 years. It dominated every sphere of life.

Alejandro Castro Espin

To apply communism is an aspiration, in fact it has never been applied anywhere, it is really still a utopia.

Alejandro Castro Espin

In Cuba, despite having lived through the most difficult times, there has never been a neo liberal adjustment.

Alejandro Castro Espin

As citizens, we understand that it is not about what America may do for us. It's about what can be done by us, together.

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The Negro people of America... have cut our forests, tilled our fields, built our railroads, fought our battles, and in all of their trials they have manifested a simple faith, a grateful heart, a cheerful spirit, and an undivided loyalty .