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“Insurrection is the last remedy, especially when the people have acquired the belief that peaceful means to secure the remedies for evils prove futile.”

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Marcelo H. del Pilar
Marcelo H. del Pilar

Marcelo H. del Pilar was a prominent Filipino writer and social activist born on August 30, 1850, and died on July 4, 1896. His works profoundly reflected the reality of Philippine society and had a profound impact on the Philippine nationalist movement. more

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