“We want the happiness of the Philippines, but we want to obtain it through noble and just means. If I have to commit villainy to make her happy, I would refuse to do so, because I am sure that what is built on sand sooner or later would tumble down.”

Letter to Blumentritt, (31 January 1887)

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Filipino writer, ophthalmologist, polyglot and nationalist 1861–1896

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