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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To give one's life is a right only when one gives it unselfishly.

To give one's life is a right only when one gives it unselfishly.

Man loves liberty, even if he does not know that he loves it. He is...

Man loves liberty, even if he does not know that he loves it. He is...

The wretch who lives without freedom feels like dressing in the mud from the streets...

The wretch who lives without freedom feels like dressing in the mud from the streets...

He who uses the office he owes to the voters wrongfully and against them is...

He who uses the office he owes to the voters wrongfully and against them is...

Perhaps the enemies of liberty are such only because they judge it by its loud...

Perhaps the enemies of liberty are such only because they judge it by its loud...

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...

We are free, but not to be evil, not to be indifferent to human suffering,...

We are free, but not to be evil, not to be indifferent to human suffering,...

Peoples are made of hate and of love, and more of hate than love.

Peoples are made of hate and of love, and more of hate than love.

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...

A grain of poetry suffices to season a century.

A grain of poetry suffices to season a century.

Others go to bed with their mistresses; I with my ideas.

Others go to bed with their mistresses; I with my ideas.

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...

A selfish man is a thief.

A selfish man is a thief.

Men of action, above all those whose actions are guided by love, live forever.

Men of action, above all those whose actions are guided by love, live forever.

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...

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.

Only those who spread treachery, fire, and death out of hatred for the prosperity of...

Only those who spread treachery, fire, and death out of hatred for the prosperity of...

Happiness exists on earth, and it is won through prudent exercise of reason, knowledge of...

Happiness exists on earth, and it is won through prudent exercise of reason, knowledge of...

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...

Every human being has within him an ideal man, just as every piece of marble...

Every human being has within him an ideal man, just as every piece of marble...