The role of the intellectual is to bear witness and to speak... - Carlos Fuentes

"The role of the intellectual is to bear witness and to speak truth to power."

Carlos Fuentes Justice

Novelist Mexican 1928–2012

More from Carlos Fuentes

"I am my language."

"The novel is born from the matrix of gossip."

"Time is a river flowing toward oblivion."

"Writing is a way to transcend reality."

"Justice must always prevail."

"You think I'm just some animal?"

"Fighting for what's right never gets easier."

"Justice is worth fighting for."