José Rizal (1861–1896) Filipino writer, ophthalmologist, polyglot and nationalist
"Mi Ultimo Adios" st. 13 - poem written on the eve of his execution (29 December 1896) - translated from the Spanish by Charles Derbyshire.
“Who Rebels? Who rises in arms? Rarely the slave, but almost always the oppressor turned slave.”
— Emil M. Cioran, book History and Utopia
History and Utopia (1960)
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