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While a people preserves its language it preserves the marks of liberty.

Jose Rizal

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Jose Rizal
Age: 35 †
Born: 1861
Born: June 19
Died: 1896
Died: December 30
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Jose Rizal
José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
Jose Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
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I go where there are no slaves, hangmen or oppressors where faith does not kill where the one who reigns is God.
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I honor the father in his son, not the son in his father. Each one receives a reward or punishment for his deeds, but not for the acts of others.
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The tyranny of some is possible only through the cowardice of others.
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Hold high the brow serene, O youth, where now you stand Let the bright sheen Of your grace be seen, Fair hope of my fatherland!
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Friar! What a strange name. I don't remember having created such a thing!
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Tomorrow at 7, I shall be shot but I am innocent of the crime of rebellion. I am going to die with a tranquil conscience.
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