Simon Bolivar
Liberator of South America
Sayings by Simon Bolivar
To legislate is to foresee.
The art of victory is learned in the defeats.
Those who serve the revolution plow the sea.
Morality and enlightenment are the poles of a republic.
A people ignorant is a blind instrument of its own destruction.
The justice of our cause will triumph.
I am convinced that America will not be tranquil until we have extirpated all the roots of disunion.
Despotism is the exercise of power without right.
The three great powers, which are the legislative, executive, and judicial, must be separated.
War is the element of my life, the atmosphere of my existence.
Without morality, the whole edifice of government is a mere castle of cards.
The liberty of the world is the hope of my heart.
Let us lay the cornerstone of American liberty without fear.
The sword of the Liberator is the balance of the universe.
The people of Venezuela must be free, or they will perish.
Justice is the queen of the virtues of a republic.
The love of country is the first virtue of a citizen.
If a man does not choose to be a master of his own destiny, he is a slave.
The only way to guarantee the freedom of America is to keep it united.
The destiny of America is to be a great nation.