"The voice of the people is the voice of God."

"I am a soldier and a politician, but I am also a philosopher. I seek the truth, and I speak what I believe to be true."

"I blush to say it: Independence is the only benefit we have acquired, at the expense of everything else."

"Colombians! My last wish is for the happiness of the fatherland. If my death contributes to the cessation of parties and the consolidation of the Union, I shall descend to the tomb in peace."

"Joseph, let us go away. They are throwing us out of here. Where shall we go?"