Jose Rizal Quotes
I don't see why I should bow my head when I could hold it high, or place it in the hands of my enemies when I can defeat them.
Citations
Rizal, José. The Social Cancer. Translated by Charles E. Derbyshire, Philippine Education Company, 1912.
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José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda was a Filipino nationalist and polymath during the tail end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is tagged as the national hero (pambansang bayani) of the Philippines. An ophthalmologist by profession, Rizal became a writer and a key member of the Filipino Propaganda Movement, which advocated political reforms for the colony under Spain.