Simon Bolivar Quotes - Page 2

The three greatest fools (majaderos) of history have been Jesus Christ, Don Quixote - and I!

Slavery is the offspring of darkness.

War lives on despotism and is not waged with God's love.

Republican democracy is overperfect and demands political virtues and talents far superior to our own.

Legislators could certainly do with a school of morals.

Damn it, how will I ever get out of this labyrinth?

Among the popular and representative systems of government I do not approve of the federal system: it is too perfect; and it requires virtues and political talents much superior to our own.

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.

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. There is no reasonable probability to bolster our hopes.

A state too expensive in itself, or by virtue of its dependencies, ultimately falls into decay.

If Nature is opposed, we will fight her and make her obbey us.

When mankind was in its infancy, steeped in uncertainty, ignorance, and error, was it possible to foresee what system it would adopt for preservation.