The art of victory is learned in defeat.

If Nature is against us, we shall fight Nature and make it obey.

Colombians! My last wish is for the happiness of the patria. If my death contributes to the end of partisanship and the consolidation of the union, I shall be lowered in peace into my grave.

The United States appear to be destined by Providence to plague America with misery in the name of liberty.

The art of victory is learned in defeat.

Damn it, how will I ever get out of this labyrinth?

The freedom of the New World is the hope of the Universe.