Benito Juarez

Statesman

1806-03-21 – 1872-07-18

Benito Juarez was a Mexican lawyer and statesman who served as president of Mexico. He led liberal reforms in the mid-19th century and opposed the French intervention in Mexico.

Quotes by Benito Juarez

The wolves do not bite themselves. They respect each other.
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It is given to men ... to attack the rights of others, to take their property, to attempt the lives of those who defend their liberty, and to make of their virtues a crime and of their own vices a virtue; but there is one thing which is beyond the reach of perversity, and that is the tremendous verdict of history. History will judge us.
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It is one thing to legislate and another to apply the laws.
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The law ... has always been my sword and my shield.
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It is indeed difficult to insure triumph when it depends on the success of bayonets, for war is always a hazard.
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