52 Quotes by Simon Bolivar

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

War lives on despotism and is not waged with God's love.

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

The first duty of a government is to give education to the people.

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.

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

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.

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

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