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The nationalists have no political power. They have no votes and they hate votes. Votes to them are as repugnant as holy water to the devil.

— Luis Muñoz Marín On Recent Disturbances in Puerto Rico (1950)

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Political liberty-under any political status-is in itself only one of the many expressions of human liberty.

A Good Civilization (1960)

Our society, in its endeavor to improve spiritually, to enlighten its understanding, to understand itself better, must restore to the teacher his legitimate position.

A Good Civilization (1960)

If you want to sell your vote, go ahead; it's a free country. But be sure you get something for it... You can't get both justice and the two dollars.

This crime confirms my conviction of the connection of these mad, grotesque, and futile nationalist violence-makers in Puerto Rico with communistic propaganda strategy all over the world.

On Recent Disturbances in Puerto Rico (1950)

The history of Puerto Rico in the past decades has been that of two drives seeking to merge into one: the drive to abolish poverty and the drive of the people toward the ideal image of themselves.

A Good Civilization (1960)

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