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.

Quote by Jose Marti

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A child who does not think about what happens around him and is content with...

A child who does not think about what happens around him and is content with...

There is happiness in duty, although it may not seem so.

There is happiness in duty, although it may not seem so.

Talent is a gift that brings with it an obligation to serve the world, and...

Talent is a gift that brings with it an obligation to serve the world, and...

One just principle from the depths of a cave is more powerful than an army.

One just principle from the depths of a cave is more powerful than an army.

Fortunately, there is a sane equilibrium in the character of nations, as there is in...

Fortunately, there is a sane equilibrium in the character of nations, as there is in...

It is a sin not to do what one is capable of doing.

It is a sin not to do what one is capable of doing.

Other famous men, those of much talk and few deeds, soon evaporate. Action is the...

Other famous men, those of much talk and few deeds, soon evaporate. Action is the...

But when women are moved and lend help, when women, who are by nature calm...

But when women are moved and lend help, when women, who are by nature calm...

The nation that buys commands, the nation that sells serves; it is necessary to balance...

The nation that buys commands, the nation that sells serves; it is necessary to balance...

It is the duty of man to raise up man.

It is the duty of man to raise up man.

In truth, men speak too much of danger.

In truth, men speak too much of danger.

Like bones to the human body, the axle to the wheel, the wing to the...

Like bones to the human body, the axle to the wheel, the wing to the...

He who receives money in trust to administer for the benefit of its owner, and...

He who receives money in trust to administer for the benefit of its owner, and...

To busy oneself with what is futile when one can do something useful, to attend...

To busy oneself with what is futile when one can do something useful, to attend...

He who does not see things in their depth should not call himself a radical.

He who does not see things in their depth should not call himself a radical.

Liberty is the right of every man to be honest, to think and to speak...

Liberty is the right of every man to be honest, to think and to speak...

Freedoms, like privileges, prevail or are imperiled together You cannot harm or strive to achieve...

Freedoms, like privileges, prevail or are imperiled together You cannot harm or strive to achieve...

But love, like the sun that it is, sets afire and melts everything. what greed...

But love, like the sun that it is, sets afire and melts everything. what greed...

It is terrible to speak of you, Liberty, for one who lives without you.

It is terrible to speak of you, Liberty, for one who lives without you.

Mountains culminate in peaks, and nations in men.

Mountains culminate in peaks, and nations in men.