War lives on despotism and is not waged with God's love.

Legislators could certainly do with a school of morals.

War lives on despotism and is not waged with God's love.

A people that loves freedom will in the end be free.

The continuation of authority has frequently proved the undoing of democratic governments. Repeated elections are essential to the system of popular governments, because there is nothing so dangerous as to suffer power to be vested for a long time in one citizen. The people become accustomed to obeying him, and he becomes accustomed to commanding, hence the origin of usurpation and tyranny.

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.

To do something right it must be done twice. The first time instructs the second.