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Simón Bolívar

Simón Bolívar

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It is more difficult to maintain the balance of freedom than to bear the weight of tyranny.

Simón Bolívar

Simón Bolívar

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If a man were necessary to sustain the State, that State should not exist; and in the end, it would not exist.

Simón Bolívar

Simón Bolívar

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I scorned degrees and distinctions. I aspired to a more honorable fate: to shed my blood for the freedom of my country.

Simón Bolívar

Simón Bolívar

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In the order of human vicissitudes, it is not always the majority of the physical mass that decides, but rather it is the superiority of moral force that tilts the political balance towards itself.

Simón Bolívar

Simón Bolívar

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Let's form a homeland at all costs and everything else will be bearable.

Simón Bolívar

Simón Bolívar

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Justice is the queen of republican virtues, and with it, equality and freedom are sustained.

Simón Bolívar

Simón Bolívar

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The unity of our peoples is not a mere chimera of men, but an inexorable decree of destiny.

Simón Bolívar

Simón Bolívar

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The fairest punishment is the one that a person imposes on themselves.

Simón Bolívar

Simón Bolívar

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Most fortunate is the one who, while running through the pitfalls of war, politics, and public misfortunes, preserves their honor intact.

Simón Bolívar

Simón Bolívar

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The inexperienced soldier believes all is lost since he is defeated once.

Simón Bolívar

Simón Bolívar

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The freedom of the new world is the hope of the universe.

Simón Bolívar

Simón Bolívar

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Good customs, and not force, are the pillars of laws; and the exercise of justice is the exercise of freedom.