Simon Bolivar

I fear peace more than war.

The most dangerous weapon is a lie.

The first duty of a government is to protect its citizens.

I am a man of war, but I desire peace.

The best government is that which makes the people happy.

If nature opposes us, we will fight against her and make her obey.

America is ungovernable. Those who have served the revolution have plowed the sea.

A state too expensive in itself ultimately falls into decay.

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

Judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement.

The continuation of authority in one individual has frequently been the origin of democratic despotism.

If my death contributes to the cessation of parties and the consolidation of the Union, I shall descend to the tomb with tranquility.

The people of America have risen to throw off the yoke of the Spanish government, and to recover their rights.

All of you must work for the good of the country; the day on which you renounce your liberty will be the last of your lives.

The first duty of a government is to give education to the people.

The most perfect system of government is that which produces the greatest possible sum of happiness, the greatest sum of social security, and the greatest sum of political stability.

Anarchy is a hydra with seven heads.

God grant that a single tyrant may not bring an entire republic to ruin.

Freedom, like a woman, is jealous and demands total devotion.

I have been destined to unite the American continent.