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The French Equate Intelligence With Rational Discourse, The Russians With Intense Soul-searching. For The Mexican, Intelligence Is Inseparable From Maliciousness.

There Are People Whose External Reality Is Generous Because It Is Transparent, Because You Can Read Everything, Accept Everything, Understand Everything About Them: People Who Carry Their Own Sun With Them.

The United States Has Written The White History Of The United States. It Now Needs To Write The Black, Latino, Indian, Asian And Caribbean History Of The United States.

The United States Condoned Dictatorships In Latin America For Much Of The 20th Century.

The Contract Between The Author And The Reader Is A Game. And The Game . . . Is One Of The Greatest Invetions Of Western Civilization: The Game Of Telling Stories, Inventing Characters, And Creating The Imaginary Paradise Of The Individual, From Whence No One Can Be Expelled Because, In A Novel, No One Owns The Truth And Everyone Has The Right To Be Heard And Understood.