40+ Simon Bolivar Quotes From The Influential Venezuelan Leader
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Simon Bolivar was colloquially known as the 'el libertador' and was a Venezuelan military strategist, political leader, and statesman who freed several South American countries like Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Peru, and Panama.
A Latin and Venezuelan icon, Bolivar's contributions towards the independence of these countries and the larger continent of South America are truly revolutionary. Born on 24 July 1873 - this Latin leader is known throughout the world for his political acumen and for his love towards his country and nation.
Latin American Simon Bolivar's life was extraordinary as he gained education from Europe and understood the tyranny of Spain's power. Venezuelan Simon Bolivar waged a revolution for his nation.
His death happened on December 17 1830 but he is still influential in Spanish history and is quoted widely. Simon Bolivar quotes are very influential and this article will list some quotes from Simon Bolivar.
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Simon Bolivar Famous Quotes
Simon Bolivar quotes are very inspirational for anyone who looks up to the leader. He was not just a Venezuelan political leader but he was also a man of his people who freed them from the Spanish.
He died on December 17 1830 and his epic last words were, "Damn it, how will I ever get out of this labyrinth."
1. "A people that loves freedom will in the end be free."
- Simon Bolivar.
2. "A state too expensive in itself...ultimately falls into decay."
- Simon Bolivar.
3. "When tyranny becomes law, rebellion is a right."
- Simon Bolivar.
4. "Slavery is the offspring of darkness."
- Simon Bolivar.
5. "Nations will march towards the apex of their greatness at the same pace as their education."
- Simon Bolivar.
6. "Slavery is the worst human indignity."
- Simon Bolivar.
7. "Precisely because no form of government is so weak as the democratic, its framework must be firmer, and its institutions must be studied to determine their degree of stability..."
- Simon Bolivar.
8. "Liberty, says Rousseau, is a succulent food, but difficult to digest. Our feeble fellow citizens will have to strengthen their mind much before they will be ready to assimilate such wholesome nourishment."
- Simon Bolivar.
9. "Repeated elections are essential to the system of popular governments, because there is nothing so dangerous as to suffer power to be vested for a long time in one citizen."
- Simon Bolivar.
10. "We have been ruled more by deceit than by force, and we have been degraded more by vice than by superstition."
- Simon Bolivar.
11. "Damn it, how will I ever get out of this labyrinth."
- Simon Bolivar.
Simon Bolivar Quotes About Nation Building
Simon Bolivar was born in 1783 but he did not have any descendants as his beloved wife had died an untimely death. He has also been quoted in a lot of books due to his political acumen. Anybody who aspires to be a political leader or a statesman like him should definitely read his quotes
12. "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."
- Simon Bolivar.
13. "The real discoverer of South America was [Alexander von] Humboldt, since his work was more useful for our people than the work of all conquerors."
- Simon Bolivar.
14. "In the unity of our nations rests the glorious future of our peoples."
- Simon Bolivar.
15. "Let us give to our republic a fourth power with authority over the youth, the hearts of men, public spirit, habits, and republican morality."
- Simon Bolivar.
16. "...ambition and intrigue take advantage of the credulity and inexperience of men who have no political, economic or civil knowledge. They mistake pure illusion for reality, license for freedom, treason for patriotism, vengeance for justice."
- Simon Bolivar.
17. "The continuation of authority has frequently proved the undoing of democratic governments."
- Simon Bolivar.
18. "Good morals, and not force are the pillars of the law."
- Simon Bolivar.
19. "The art of victory is learned in defeat."
- Simon Bolivar.
20. "...happiness lies in the practice of righteousness; that the reign of law is more powerful than the reign of tyrant."
- Simon Bolivar.
21. "Do not adopt the best system of government, but the one most likely to succeed."
- Simon Bolivar.
22. "The distinguishing characteristic of small republics is stability: the character of large republics is mutability."
- Simon Bolivar.
Important Quotes By Simon Bolivar
Simon Bolivar was a Venezuelan revolutionary political leader who is known in American history for bringing about American independence from the Spanish. He is important because he is one of the great people who brought about independence for Venezuela, Colombia and others.
His legacy was the free Latin American nations of Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Panama, and Cuba that he left in his wake.
He was born in July 1783 in Venezuela and died on December 17 1830. This section lists Simon Bolivar quotes in Spanish translated into Simon Bolivar quotes in English.
23. "It is harder to release a nation from servitude than to enslave a free nation."
- Simon Bolivar.
24. "Legislators could certainly do with a school of morals."
- Simon Bolivar.
25. "When I contemplate this immense reunited country, my soul mounts to that height demanded by the colossal perspective of a picture so wonderful."
- Simon Bolivar.
26. "Do not compare your material forces with those of the enemy. Spirit cannot be compared with matter."
- Simon Bolivar.
27. "...an ignorant people is the blind instrument of its own destruction."
- Simon Bolivar.
28. "The United States appear to be destined by Providence to plague America with misery in the name of liberty."
- Simon Bolivar.
29. "If Nature is against us, we shall fight Nature and make it obey."
- Simon Bolivar.
30. "All who have served the Revolution have plowed the sea."
- Simon Bolivar.
31. "War lives on despotism and is not waged with God's love."
- Simon Bolivar.
32. "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."
- Simon Bolivar.
33. "The continuation of authority has frequently proved the undoing of democratic governments."
- Simon Bolivar.
34. "The first duty of a government is to give education to the people."
- Simon Bolivar.
35. "Among the popular and representative systems of government I do not approve of the federal system: it is too perfect...."
- Simon Bolivar.
36 "Nations will fall and sink in darkness if education is corrupted or completely abandoned."
- Simon Bolivar.
37. "God grants victory to perseverance."
- Simon Bolivar.
38. "The three greatest fools of History have been Jesus Christ, Don Quixote . . . and myself!"
- Simon Bolivar.
39. "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."
- Simon Bolivar.
40. "The freedom of the New World is the hope of the universe."
- Simon Bolivar.
41. "Let us banish fear and lay the foundation stone of American liberty. To hesitate is to perish."
- Simon Bolivar.
42. "Legislators could certainly do with a school of morals."
- Simon Bolivar.
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