I had watched for many years and seen how a few rich families held much of Argentina's wealth … - Evita Peron

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Everybody in America has to be part of a shared sacrifice to create opportunity for greatness again for our people and our country.

Evita Peron

I had watched for many years and seen how a few rich families held much of Argentina's wealth and power in their hands. So Peron and the government brought in an eight hour working day , sickness pay and fair wages to give poor workers a fair go.

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I have one thing that counts, and that is my heart; it burns in my soul, it aches in my flesh, and it ignites my nerves: that is my love for the people and Peron.

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I want nothing for myself. . . My glory is and always will be. . . the banner of my people, and even if I leave shreds of my life on the wayside I know that you will gather them up in my name and carry them like a flag to victory.

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Shadows cannot see themselves in the mirror of the sun.

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I demanded more rights for women because I know what women had to put up with.

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I was very sad for many days when I discovered that in the world there were poor people and rich people; and the strange thing is that the existence of the poor did not cause me as much pain as the knowledge that at the same time there were people who were rich.

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