Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Roman Baldorioty de Castro

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Last updated on December 22, 2024.

Román Baldorioty de Castro was Puerto Rican abolitionist and spokesman for the island's right to self-determination. In 1870, he was elected as a deputy in the Cortes Generales, the Spanish parliament, where he promoted abolition of slavery. In 1887, Baldorioty de Castro was the founder of the Partido Autonomista, also known as "Partido Autonomista Puro", "Partido Histórico", and "Partido Ortodoxo".

February 23, 1822 - September 30, 1889

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It is good to preserve the name, wealth, and honors you inherit, but it is better in every way if you yourself create a position and a name. The first requires good sense, but the second demands willpower and great virtue.

Roman Baldorioty de Castro

Government cannot kill the liberty to think. The idea, the thought, lives forever.

Roman Baldorioty de Castro

The weight of great power crushes the goodness of the man who rules and the honesty of those who are ruled.

Roman Baldorioty de Castro

The sky is dark. But to understand something is to give light. Those who deny liberty to the slaves may have white skins, but their consciences are blacker than the skin of the Negro.

Roman Baldorioty de Castro

Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Roman Baldorioty de Castro

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