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Jose Marti
Age: 42 †
Born: 1853
Born: January 28
Died: 1895
Died: May 19
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One just principle from the depths of a cave is more powerful than an army.
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The brave forget. It is those who fought less bravely, or those who fought without justice and live in fear of their victory, who forget the least.
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Like bones to the human body, the axle to the wheel, the wing to the bird, and the air to the wing, so is liberty the essence of life. Whatever is done without it is imperfect.
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But love, like the sun that it is, sets afire and melts everything. what greed and privilege to build up over whole centuries the indignation of a pious spirit, with its natural following of oppressed souls, will cast down with a single shove.
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Love is the bond between men, the way to teach and the center of the world.
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Every human being has within him an ideal man, just as every piece of marble contains in a rough state a statue as beautiful as the one that Praxiteles the Greek made of the god Apollo.
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Happiness exists on earth, and it is won through prudent exercise of reason, knowledge of the harmony of the universe, and constant practice of generosity.
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Man loves liberty, even if he does not know that he loves it. He is driven by it and flees from where it does not exist.
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I know that when the world surrenders, pallid, to repose, the murmur of a tranquil stream through the deep silence flows.
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Many houses were still full of light when, at the close of March 22, the people of the Círculo returned to their homes, which were gladdened with a fleeting gladness by an hour of justice - for there are still many slaves, black and white, in Puerto Rico!
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Culture, which makes talent shine, is not completely ours either, nor can we place it solely at our disposal. Rather, it belongs mainly to our country, which gave it to us, and to humanity, from which we receive it as a birthright.
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Perhaps the enemies of liberty are such only because they judge it by its loud voice.
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Everything that divides men, everything that separates or herds men together in categories, is a sin against humanity.
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He who could have been a torch and stoops to being a pair of jaws is a deserter.
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Just as he who gives his life to serve a great idea is admirable, he who avails himself of a great idea to serve his personal hopes of glory and power is abominable, even if he too risks his life.
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Amor cuerdo, no es amor. (Sane love, is not love)
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Man needs to suffer. When he does not have real griefs he creates them.
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A selfish man is a thief.
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We are free, but no to be evil
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He who does not see things in their depth should not call himself a radical.
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