Emiliano Zapata
Revolutionary
1879-08-08 – 1919-04-10
Emiliano Zapata was a Mexican revolutionary leader and a central figure in the Mexican Revolution. He led peasant forces in southern Mexico and championed agrarian reform under the slogan Tierra y Libertad. He remains a major symbol of land rights and social justice movements in Mexico.
Quotes by Emiliano Zapata
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It is better to die fighting than to die on your knees.
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It is better to die fighting than to die on your knees.
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The land free, the land free for all, land without overseers and without masters ...
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We do not want the peace of slaves nor the peace of the grave.
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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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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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I want to die a slave to principles, not to men.
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