Word: murena
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...major undertaking. Yet it is small compared with the task of inspiring Argentines as a people to unite in a common, selfless cause. Historically, Argentina has been victimized by selfishness, on the part of both its leaders and its people. "There is no community in Argentina," laments H. A. Murena, a noted Argentine novelist. "We do not form a body, though we may form a conglomeration. Instead of stability, Argentina has rancorous, factious chaos, periodically illuminated by coups d'état." Adds Eduardo Roca, an eminent jurist and diplomat: "Argentina has no soul...
...comfortable life on their own. Politics seemed irrelevant. So did a national, even a community spirit. Many immigrants planned only to make their fortunes and return to Europe. Even when they stayed, many never quite thought of themselves as anything but transients. The same mood prevails today. Says Novelist Murena: "I was born here. But sometimes I find myself asking: Am I really going to die here among these strangers...
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