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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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Famous Jose Rizal Quotes

“When there is in nature no fixed condition, how much less must there be in the life of a people, beings endowed with mobility and movement!”

People Conditions Movement Fixed Mobility

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“While a people preserves its language; it preserves the marks of liberty.”

People Language Liberty Mark Preserves

Book:The reign of greed: a complete English version of El Filibusterismo from the Spanish

Source: The reign of greed: a complete English version of El Filibusterismo from the Spanish

“Our liberty will not be secured at the sword's point... We must secure it by making ourselves worthy of it. And when the people reaches that height, God will provide a weapon, the idols will be shattered, tyranny will crumble like a house of cards, and liberty will shine out like the first dawn.”

People Firsts House Liberty Weapons Shining Worthy Tyranny Gods Will Cards Secure Dawn Height Idols Shattered Secured House Of Cards God Will Provide

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“I have observed that the prosperity or misery of each people is in direct proportion to its liberties or its prejudices and, accordingly, to the sacrifices or the selfishness of its forefathers. -Juan Crisostomo Ibarra”

People Liberty Sacrifice Direct Prejudice Misery Prosperity Selfishness Proportion Forefathers Juan Noli Me Tangere

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“The people do not complain because they have no voice; do not move because they are lethargic, and you say that they do not suffer because you have not seen their hearts bleed.”

People Heart Moving Suffering Voice Complaining Lethargic Noli Me Tangere

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“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

Author:Jose Rizal

“Dying people don't need medicine, the ones who remain do.”

People Needs Dying Medicine Noli Me Tangere

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“It is enough for the evil people to succeed, for the good people to do nothing.”

People Enough Evil Succeed Loyalty Good People Evil People

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“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

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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