Quote #55

Rizal is the spirit of contradiction; a soul that dreads the revolution, although deep down desires it.

More from Jose Rizal

  1. One of the best exemplars of nationalist thinking.
  2. A gem of a man. (Un perla de hombre.)
  3. To echo the first Filipino, you get the Rizal you deserve. (alluding to Rizal's statement, 'You get the government you deserve')
  4. His coming to the world is like the appearance of a rare comet, whose brilliance appears only every other century.
  5. The first Filipino.
  6. The life Rizal lived is a more abiding gift than the things he said and wrote. His life will forever be of inestimable importance.
  7. The choice of Rizal as a national hero was a master stroke by the Americans.
  8. Sleep in the shadows of nothingness Redeemer of an enslaved land-- Don't weep in the mystery of the tomb Nor grieve the momentary triumph o…

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