Omar Torrijos Herrera Quotes
I don't like Communism because it hands out wealth through rationing books.
Topics
Books
Bourgeoisie
Censorship, Censors
Class Conflict, Class Struggle, Class Antagonism, Class Warfare
Communism
Economic Ideology
Government Control
Proletariat
Socialism
Wealth
Authoritarians, Authoritarianism
Centralized Government
Collectivism
Panama
Political Ideology
Rationing
Social Control
Education, Knowledge & Training
Book Control
Economic Equality
Marxist Theory
Resource Allocation
Wealth Distribution
Citations
Omar Torrijos Herrera, 1926-1981, President, Panama, Quoted in New York Times, September 7, 1977
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Omar Efraín Torrijos Herrera was the Commander of the Panamanian National Guard and the de facto head of Panama from 1968 to his death in 1981. Torrijos was never officially the president of Panama, but instead held titles including "Maximum Leader of the Panamanian Revolution". Torrijos took power in a coup d'état and instituted a number of social reforms.