Emiliano Zapata Quotes

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  I'd rather die on my feet, than live on my knees.

  Emiliano Zapata

  Life, Positive, Death

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  If there is not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government.

  Emiliano Zapata

  Government, People, Justice

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  I want to die a slave to principles. Not to men.

  Emiliano Zapata

  Men, Principles, Want

  "Heroes of Mexico" by Morris Rosenblum, (p. 112), 1969.

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• The land belongs to those who work it with their hands.

  Emiliano Zapata

  Hands, Land, Working It

  "Mexican Social Movements and the Transition to Democracy". Book by John Stolle-McAllister, 2005.

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• Seek justice from tyrannical governments not with your hat in your hands but with a rifle in your fist.

  Emiliano Zapata

  Government, Hands, Justice

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• The enemies of the country and of freedom of the people have always denounced as bandits those who sacrifice themselves for the noble causes of the people.

  Emiliano Zapata

  Country, Sacrifice, People

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• I would rather die on my feet than continue living on my knees.

  Emiliano Zapata

  Feet, Knees, Living On

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• I forgive those who murder and steal because they did it out of necessity, but a traitor never.

  Emiliano Zapata

  Forgiving, Murder, Stealing

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• The land free, the land free for all, land without overseers and without masters.

  Emiliano Zapata

  Freedom, Land, Masters

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• One of the happiest days of my life is when I made five or six hundred pesos from a crop of watermelons I raise all on my own.

  Emiliano Zapata

  Six, Life Is, Farming

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• We do not want the peace of slaves nor the peace of the grave.

  Emiliano Zapata

  Justice, Diversity, Want

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• The land belongs to the people who work it.

  Emiliano Zapata

  Land, People, Working It

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