Jose Rizal Quotes on Politics
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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.
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Friar! What a strange name. I don't remember having created such a thing! (God speaking to the angel Gabriel)
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Why independence, if the slaves of today will be the tyrants of tomorrow?
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And now gentlemen, you must have a national hero!
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The choice of Rizal as a national hero was a master stroke by the Americans.
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To echo the first Filipino, you get the Rizal you deserve. (alluding to Rizal's statement, 'You get the government you deserve')
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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!