Evita Peron Quotes

In Government, One Actress Is Enough.

Almsgiving Leaves A Man Just Where He Was Before. Aid Restores Him To Society As An Individual Worthy Of All Respect And Not As A Man With A Grievance.

Almsgiving Tends To Perpetuate Poverty; Aid Does Away With It Once And For All

If I Have To Apply Five Turns To The Screw Each Day For The Happiness Of Argentina, I Will Do It.

Sometimes I Have Wished My Insults Were Slaps Or Lashes; I've Wanted To Hit People In The Face And Make Them See, If Only For A Day, What I See Each Day I Help People.

Keeping Books On Social Aid Is Capitalistic Nonsense. I Just Use The Money For The Poor. I Can't Stop To Count It.

Our President Has Declared That The Only Privileged Person In Our Country Are The Children.

To Convince Oneself That One Has The Right To Live Decently Takes Time.

I Am Only A Simple Woman Who Lives To Serve Peron And My People.

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 .

The Nation's Government Has Just Handed Me The Bill That Grants Us Our Civil Rights. I Am Receiving It Before You, Certain That I Am Accepting This On Behalf Of All Argentinean Women, And I Can Feel My Hands Tremble With Joy As They Grasp The Laurel Proclaiming Victory.

Put Down Me For A Lifetime Of Success: Give Me Credit, I'll Find Ways Of Paying.