Like bones to the human body, the axle to the wheel, the wing to the bird, and the air to the wing, so is liberty the essence of life. Whatever is done without it is imperfect.

Quote by Jose Marti

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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...

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.

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...

Just as he who gives his life to serve a great idea is admirable, he...

Just as he who gives his life to serve a great idea is admirable, he...

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.

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.

Men are like the stars; some generate their own light while others reflect the brilliance...

Men are like the stars; some generate their own light while others reflect the brilliance...

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...

It is the duty of man to raise up man.

It is the duty of man to raise up man.

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

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

The force of passion is balanced by the force of interest.

The force of passion is balanced by the force of interest.

An insatiable appetite for glory leads to sacrifice and death, but innate instinct leads to...

An insatiable appetite for glory leads to sacrifice and death, but innate instinct leads to...

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.

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,...

To use for our exclusive benefit what is not ours is theft.

To use for our exclusive benefit what is not ours is theft.

Charm is a product of the unexpected.

Charm is a product of the unexpected.

The vote is a trust more delicate than any other, for it involves not just...

The vote is a trust more delicate than any other, for it involves not just...

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.

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.

Culture, which makes talent shine, is not completely ours either, nor can we place it...

Culture, which makes talent shine, is not completely ours either, nor can we place it...