Rizal is the spirit of contradiction; a soul that dreads the revolution, although deep down desires it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Rizal embodies conflict: fearing revolution while secretly wanting it.
- In plain terms
- He feared revolution but wanted it deeply inside.
- What can you take from it?
- Ambivalence is natural in great change.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you fear that you also want?
- How do you handle contradiction?
Another view
Reduction of a person to one conflict is simplistic.
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One of the best exemplars of nationalist thinking.
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