"The justice of our cause will triumph."

"The people of America have risen to throw off the yoke of the Spanish government, and to recover their rights."

"The people of Colombia are not yet prepared for the reforms that I have introduced. They have been accustomed to the yoke of slavery, and they will not easily shake it off."

"Freedom, like a woman, is jealous and demands total devotion."

"Colombians! My last wish is for the happiness of the fatherland. If my death contributes to the cessation of parties and the consolidation of the Union, I shall descend to the tomb in peace."