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Ignorance is servitude, because as a man thinks, so he is a man who does not think for himself and allows himself to be guided by the thought of another is like the beast led by a halter.

Jose Rizal

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Jose Rizal
Age: 35 †
Born: 1861
Born: June 19
Died: 1896
Died: December 30
Artist
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Ophthalmologist
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Jose Rizal
José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
Jose Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
José P. Rizal
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