We do not want the peace of slaves nor the peace of the grave.
I’d rather die on my feet than live on my knees.
It’s better to die standing than live on your knees.
If there is not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government.
I want to die a slave to principles. Not to men.
It’s better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
The enemies of the country and of freedom of the people have always denounced as bandits those who sacrifice themselves for the noble causes of the people.
I forgive those who murder and steal because they did it out of necessity, but a traitor never.
One of the happiest days of my life is when I made five or six hundred pesos from a crop of watermelons I raise all on my own.
Seek justice from tyrannical governments not with your hat in your hands but with a rifle in your fist.
The land belongs to those who work it with their own hands.
The land free, the land free for all, land without overseers and without masters...
I am resolved to struggle against everything and everybody.