7 Jose Rizal Quotes on Politics

Jose Rizal quotes on politics

1. In the Middle Ages, everything bad was the work of the devil, everything good, the work of God. Today, the French see everything in reverse and blame the Germans for it.

15. Friar! What a strange name. I don't remember having created such a thing! (God speaking to the angel Gabriel)

43. Why independence, if the slaves of today will be the tyrants of tomorrow?

49. And now gentlemen, you must have a national hero!

51. The choice of Rizal as a national hero was a master stroke by the Americans.

53. To echo the first Filipino, you get the Rizal you deserve. (alluding to Rizal's statement, 'You get the government you deserve')

59. 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 of the Spaniard; For if the bullet ravaged your skull Your idea vanquished an empire!