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Jose Rizal was a Filipino national hero, novelist, and physician. Born on June 19, 1861, in Kalookan, he was executed by the Spanish colonial government on December 30, 1896. Rizal is renowned for his novels 'Noli Me Tangere' and 'El Filibusterismo', which exposed the social injustices under colonial rule and ignited the Filipino nationalistic spirit. His ideas and actions had a profound impact on the Philippine independence movement.

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“I do not write for this generation. I am writing for other ages. If this could read me, they would burn my books, the work of my whole life. On the other hand, the generation which interprets these writings will be an educated generation; they will understand me and say: Not all were asleep in the nighttime of our grandparents.”

Ifs Writing Book Whole Hands Age Generations Whole Life Educated Grandparent This Generation Understand Me Nighttime

Author:Jose Rizal

“If the Philippines secure their independence after heroic and stubborn conflicts, they can rest assured that neither England, nor Germany, nor France, and still less Holland, will dare to take up what Spain has been unable to hold.”

Ifs Has Beens Stills Conflict England Independence Dare Secure France Germany Heroic Stubborn Spain Assured Philippines Holland

Author:Jose Rizal

“One only dies once, and if one does not die well, a good opportunity is lost and will not present itself again.”

Ifs Wells Doe Dies Opportunity Lost Good Opportunity

Book:Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not)

Source: Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not)

“How long have you been away from the country?" Laruja asked Ibarra. "Almost seven years." "Then you have probably forgotten all about it." "Quite the contrary. Even if my country does seem to have forgotten me, I have always thought about it.”

Ifs Years Long Doe Country Seems Seven Forgotten Contrary Seven Years Noli Me Tangere

Author:Jose Rizal

“Your enemies hate you more than they hate your ideas. Should you want a project to be undone propose it. Even if it were as useful as a bishop's mire it would be rejected. Once you are defeated let the humblest-looking among you sponsor it and your enemies to humble you will approve it.”

Ifs Want Should Ideas Would Be Hate Enemy Projects Humble Defeated Rejected Hate You Propose Bishops Undone Sponsors Noli Me Tangere

Author:Jose Rizal

“I can concede that the government has no knowledge of the people, but I believe the people know less of the government. There are useless officials, evil, if you like, but there are also good ones, and these are not able to accomplish anything because they encounter an inert mass, the population that takes little part in matters that concern them.”

People Ifs Knows Believe Littles I Can Matter Government Able Evil I Believe Mass Concern Population Accomplish Useless Officials Encounters Noli Me Tangere

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“But because their ancestors were men of righteousness, shall we consent to the abuses of their degenerate descendants? Because they did us a great good, would we be guilty if we prevented them from doing us evil?”

Ifs Men Evil Abuse Guilty Righteousness Ancestor Consent Descendants Degenerates

Author:Jose Rizal

“I want to show to those who deprive people the right to love of country, that when we know how to sacrifice ourselves for our duties and convictions, death does not matter if one dies for those one loves – for his country and for others dear to him.”

People Ifs Knows Want Doe Country Matter Shows Dies Know How Sacrifice Duty Dear Conviction One Love

Author:Jose Rizal

“Why independence? If the slaves of today will be the tyrants of tomorrow.”

Ifs Today Tomorrow Independence Slave Tyrants Noli Me Tangere

Book:THE SUBVERSIVE

Source: THE SUBVERSIVE

About the Author

Born: June 19, 1861
Died: December 30, 1896
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 70

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Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not)Related source material

Noli Me Tangere: Translated by Leon Ma. GuerreroRelated source material

The reign of greed: a complete English version of El Filibusterismo from the SpanishRelated source material

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The Social Cancer: Noli Me TangereRelated source material

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