A state too expensive in itself, or by virtue of its dependencies, ultimately falls into decay; its free government is transformed into a tyranny; it….

Nations will march towards the apex of their greatness at the same pace as their education. Nations will soar if their education soars; they will reg….

The first duty of a government is to give education to the people..

A people that loves freedom will in the end be free..

The art of victory is learned in defeat..

An ignorant people is the blind instrument of its own destruction..

When tyranny becomes law, rebellion is a right..

The Ignorance the people live in leads them to commit mistakes against their own happiness.

Colombians! My last wish is for the happiness of the patria. If my death contributes to the end of partisanship and the consolidation of the union, I….

Morals and lights are our first necessities..

Our hatred knows no bounds, and the war shall be to the death..

Out of the most secure things, the most secure is to doubt..

God grants victory to perseverance..

It is harder to release a nation from servitude than to enslave a free nation..

The continuation of authority has frequently proved the undoing of democratic governments. Repeated elections are essential to the system of popular ….

To do something right it must be done twice. The first time instructs the second..

Flee the country where a lone man holds all power: It is a nation of slaves..

Do not compare your material forces with those of the enemy. Spirit cannot be compared with matter. You are human beings, they are beasts. You are fr….

He who serves a revolution ploughs a sea..

The United States appear to be destined by Providence to plague America with misery in the name of liberty..

In the unity of our nations rests the glorious future of our peoples..