Simon Bolivar
Simon Bolivar
Simón Bolívar), in full Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios, was a Venezuelan military and political leader who played a leading role in the establishment of Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Panama as sovereign states, independent of Spanish rule...
NationalityVenezuelan
ProfessionWar Hero
Date of Birth24 July 1783
CityCaracas, Venezuela
CountryVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
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The United States appear to be destined by Providence to plague America with misery in the name of liberty
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Is it conceivable that a newly emancipated people can soar to the heights of liberty, and, unlike Icarus, neither have its wings melt nor fall into an abyss? Such a marvel is inconceivable and without precedent. There is no reasonable probability to bolster our hopes.
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He who serves a revolution ploughs a sea.
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Do not adopt the best system of government, but the one most likely to succeed.
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The three greatest fools of History have been Jesus Christ, Don Quixote . . . and me!
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War lives on despotism and is not waged with God's love.
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The Ignorance the people live in leads them to commit mistakes against their own happiness
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The first duty of a government is to give education to the people.
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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.
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The freedom of the New World is the hope of the Universe.
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Let the entire system of government be strengthened, and let the balance of power be drawn up in such a manner that it will be permanent and incapable of decay because of its own tenuity.
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To do something right it must be done twice. The first time instructs the second.
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Flee the country where a lone man holds all power: It is a nation of slaves.
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A people that loves freedom will in the end be free.