"The continuation of authority has frequently proved the……" — Simon Bolivar
"The continuation of authority has frequently proved the undoing of democratic governments. Repeated elections are essential to the system of popular governments, because there is nothing so dangerous as to suffer power to be vested for a long time in one citizen. The people become accustomed to obeying him, and he becomes accustomed to commanding, hence the origin of usurpation and tyranny."
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Simon Bolivar
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21 Quotes by Simon Bolivar
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Among the popular and representative systems of government I do not approve of the federal system: it is too perfect;…
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Nations will march towards the apex of their greatness at the same pace as their education. Nations will soar if…
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Flee the country where a lone man holds all power: It is a nation of slaves.
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Colombians! My last wish is for the happiness of the patria. If my death contributes to the end of partisanship…
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Is it conceivable that a newly emancipated people can soar to the heights of liberty, and, unlike Icarus, neither have…
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It is harder to release a nation from servitude than to enslave a free nation.
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When mankind was in its infancy, steeped in uncertainty, ignorance, and error, was it possible to foresee what system it…
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Damn it, how will I ever get out of this labyrinth
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The United States appear to be destined by Providence to plague America with misery in the name of liberty
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When tyranny becomes law, rebellion is a right.
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A people that loves freedom will in the end be free.
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If Nature is against us, we shall fight Nature and make it obey.
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