the American will overthrow me by phone if he wants to. - João Goulart

How long could we hold out? Where would we get the resources and fuel we needed? The handovers in Brazil were already guaranteed to receive the support of the United States. Only the civilians would be the big victims. And these are wonderful people, regardless of their political conviction. I would not have this right. Nor would I want to take on this enormous responsibility, which goes against my personal convictions.

Agrarian reform is not the whim of a government or the program of a party. It is the product of the pressing need of all the peoples of the world...

...Our motto, Brazilian workers, is progress with justice, and development with equality...