Simon Bolivar Quotes

12 quotes from 8 authors

Simon Bolivar's vision of liberty still reverberates across continents, and the words of thinkers who have examined his impact reveal both admiration and critique. In this selection you’ll find twelve distinct perspectives that illuminate the complexities of his revolutionary agenda.

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“Miss Koala, the Eastern Star, and the Simón Bolívar.”

Cynthia Voigt

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Simón Bolívar is the only person in history to be exiled from a country named after him.

Kinky Friedman

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Simon Bolivar is the leader of the revolution of this land. He is the leader of the social revolution, the people's revolution,…

Hugo Chavez

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We want to be brothers and sisters. We want respect and equality. Simon Bolivar, our father, said a balanced world - a…

Hugo Chavez

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Haiti was founderd by a righteous revolution in 1804 and became the first black republic. It was the first country to break…

Paul Farmer

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In a way, Che Guevara's fate was far worse than Simon Bolivar's. Guevara's collapse was complete: his intentions were forgotten, but his…

Paul Theroux

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Simon Bolivar turned over all of his land. He freed all of his slaves, and he turned them into soldiers, and he…

Hugo Chavez

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What unites Bolivia with Venezuela is the concept of the integration of South America. This is the old dream of a great…

Evo Morales

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How will I ever get out of this labyrinth!" In reality, "How will I ever get out of this labyrinth!" were probably…

John Green

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“He—that's Simon Bolivar—was shaken by the overwhelming revelation that the headlong race between his misfortunes and his dreams was at that moment…

John Green

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Simon Bolivar, when history led him - and as Karl Marx said, men can make history, but only as far as history…

Hugo Chavez

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“José Martí, born on January 28, 1853, is known as the George Washington of Cuba, or is perhaps better identified with Simon…

Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One

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