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There can be no tyrants where there are no slaves
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"There can be no tyrants where there are no slaves"

- Jose Rizal

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This quote by Jose Rizal recommends that dictators can only exist if there are people that are willing to submit to their power and also authority. In other words, a society that values liberty and individual rights will certainly not allow a bachelor or team to hold outright control over the rest.

Rizal, a Filipino nationalist and advanced, wrote extensively about the significance of social as well as political reform in his nation, which was then under Spanish colonial regulation. He believed that the secret to achieving justice and also equal rights was to empower the people and inform them concerning their legal rights and also responsibilities.

In the context of the Philippines' battle for self-reliance, Rizal's quote can be interpreted as a contact us to action for his fellow compatriots to withstand fascism as well as fight for their liberty. It also highlights the idea that oppression and also tyranny are not solely the responsibility of those in power, but are also bolstered by the complicity of the oppressed themselves.

Generally, Rizal's quote advises us that true freedom can just be accomplished when we recognize our own company and reject to be shackled by any type of form of tyranny or injustice.

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Jose Rizal This quote is written / told by Jose Rizal between June 19, 1861 and December 20, 1896. He was a famous Writer from Philippines. The author also have 5 other quotes.

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