Simón Bolívar
10 quotes
“The exact word used by Bolívar in Spanish is majadero .”
“The three greatest fools of History have been Jesus Christ , Don Quixote . . . and me! Words reportedly said to his physician in his final days, but not his last words, as quoted in Our Lord Don Quixote : The Life of Don Quixote and Sancho, with Related Essays (1967) by Miguel de Unamuno, as translated by Anthony Kerrigan, p. 386”
“For my enemies I have only forgiveness. If my death shall contribute to the cessation of factions and the consolidation of the Union, I can go tranquilly to my grave.”
“Colombians! my last wishes are for the welfare of the fatherland. If my death contributes to the cessation of party strife, and to the consolidation of the Union, I shall descend in peace to the grave.”
“Colombians ! My last wish is for the happiness of the patria. If my death contributes to the end of partisanship and the consolidation of the union, I shall be lowered in peace into my grave. Final proclamation to the people of Colombia (8 December 1830), as quoted in Man of Glory : Simón Bolívar (1939) by Thomas Rourke”
“The United States seems destined by Providence to plague America with misery in the name of liberty. As quoted in Latin American Evangelical Theology in the 1970's : The Golden Decade (2009) by J. D. S. Salinas and Daniel Salinas, p. 38”
“[The United States] appears destined by Providence to plague America with miseries in the name of Freedom. As quoted in Simón Bolívar : Essays on the Life and Legacy of the Liberator (2008) by David Bushnell and Lester D. Langley, p. 135”
“The United States appear to be destined by Providence to plague America with misery in the name of liberty . Statement of 1829, as quoted in The Great Fear : The Reconquest of Latin America by Latin Americans (1963) by John Gerassi”
“Among the popular and representative systems of government I do not approve of the federal system : it is too perfect; and it requires virtues and political talents much superior to our own. Letter from Jamaica”
“A state too expensive in itself, or by virtue of its dependencies, ultimately falls into decay ; its free government is transformed into a tyranny ; it disregards the principles which it should preserve, and finally degenerates into despotism . The distinguishing characteristic of small republics is stability: the character of large republics is mutability. Letter from Jamaica”