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Each one writes history according to his convenience.

— José Rizal

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I go where there are no slaves, hangmen or oppressors;
Where faith does not kill; where the one who reigns is God.

His coming to the world is like the appearance of a rare comet, whose brilliance appears only every other century.

He who would love much has also much to suffer.

The tyranny of some is possible only through the cowardice of others.

Filipinos don't realize that victory is the child of struggle, that joy blossoms from suffering, and redemption is a product of sacrifice.

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A generation which ignores history has no past —and no future.

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History, Stephen said, is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake.

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If we don’t care about our past we can’t have very much hope for our future.

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I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past, — so good night!

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