“In the Middle Ages, everything bad was the work of the devil, everything good, the work of God. Today, the French see everything in reverse and blame the Germans for it.”

— José Rizal

Letter to Fr. Pastells (11 November 1892)

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Filipino writer, ophthalmologist, polyglot and nationalist 1861–1896

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