Famous quote by Jose Saramago

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"Society has to change, but the political powers we have at the moment are not enough to effect this change. The whole democratic system would have to be rethought"

- Jose Saramago

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This quote is written / told by Jose Saramago somewhere between November 16, 1922 and today. He/she was a famous Writer from Portugal. The author also have 37 other quotes.

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