Emiliano Zapata Quotes
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I forgive those who murder and steal because they did it out of necessity, but a traitor never.
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We do not want the peace of slaves nor the peace of the grave.
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If there is not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government.
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I want to die a slave to principles. Not to men.
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The land free, the land free for all, land without overseers and without masters.
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I would rather die on my feet than continue living on my knees.
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I'd rather die on my feet, than live on my knees.
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The land belongs to those who work it with their hands.
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Seek justice from tyrannical governments not with your hat in your hands but with a rifle in your fist.
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One of the happiest days of my life is when I made five or six hundred pesos from a crop of watermelons I raise all on my own.
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The land belongs to the people who work it.
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The enemies of the country and of freedom of the people have always denounced as bandits those who sacrifice themselves for the noble causes of the people.
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Emiliano Zapata
- Born: August 8, 1879
- Died: April 10, 1919
- Occupation: Mexican Political figure