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Simon Bolivar Biography

Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios Ponte y Blanco (Spanish: [siˈmon boˈliβar] ( listen); 24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830), generally known as Simón Bolívar and also colloquially as El Libertador, was a Venezuelan military and political leader who played a leading role in the establishment of Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Panama as sovereign states, independent of Spanish rule.

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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.

Fall, Wings, People, Melt, Abyss

The three greatest fools of History have been Jesus Christ, Don Quixote. . . and me!

Fool, Greatest, Jesus, Quixote, Three

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

Mistake, Ignorance, People, Mistakes, Commit

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.

Balance, Decay, Drawn, Government, Strengthened

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 disregards the principles which it should preserve, and finally degenerates into despotism. The distinguishing characteristic of small republics is stability: the character of large republics is mutability.

Character, Decay, Degenerates, Fall, Government, Virtue

If Nature is against us, we shall fight Nature and make it obey.

Fight, Fighting, Ifs, Nature, Obey

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

Blind, Destruction, Ignorant, Instrument, People

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

Country, Holds, Man, Men, Slave

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

Future, Glorious, Nations, Unity

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

Release, Harder, Nations, Free, Servitude

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.

Government, Perfect, Political, System, Popular

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

Done, First Time, Firsts, Instructs, Right, Twice

God grants victory to perseverance.

Life, Motivational, Positive, Grants, God, Victory

It is harder to maintain the balance of freedom than it is to endure the weight of tyranny.

Balance, Weight, Endure

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

Ends, Free, Love Freedom, Loves, People

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

Hatred, Knows, Resistance, War

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 shall be lowered in peace into my grave.

Contributes, Lasts, Lowered, Partisanship, Unions, Wish

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

Doubt, Secure, Things

The freedom of the New World is the hope of the Universe.

Freedom, Hope, New World, Universe, World

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

Decay, Dependencies, Fall, State, Virtue

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