Simon Bolivar
Simon Bolivar
Simón Bolívar), in full Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios, was a Venezuelan military and political leader who played a leading role in the establishment of Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Panama as sovereign states, independent of Spanish rule...
NationalityVenezuelan
ProfessionWar Hero
Date of Birth24 July 1783
CityCaracas, Venezuela
CountryVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
government long people
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.
enemy matter spirit
Do not compare your material forces with those of the enemy. Spirit cannot be compared with matter. You are human beings, they are beasts. You are free, they are slaves.
unity glorious nations
In the unity of our nations rests the glorious future of our peoples.
balance weight endure
It is harder to maintain the balance of freedom than it is to endure the weight of tyranny.
mistake ignorance people
The Ignorance the people live in leads them to commit mistakes against their own happiness
government succeed systems-of-government
Do not adopt the best system of government, but the one most likely to succeed.
government giving people
The first duty of a government is to give education to the people.
government balance decay
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.
government perfect political
Among the popular and representative systems of government I do not approve of the federal system: it is too perfect; and it requires virtues and political talents much superior to our own.
nature fighting ifs
If Nature is against us, we shall fight Nature and make it obey.
darkness slavery offspring
Slavery is the offspring of darkness.
fighting ifs
If Nature is opposed, we will fight her and make her obbey us.