Miguel de Cervantes Quotes
When God sends the dawn, he sends it for all.
Cervantes, Miguel de. Don Quixote. Translated by Edith Grossman, Ecco, 2003, p. 770.
Spinoza was one of the most feared intellectuals in human history—feared, that is, by the established power structures. Spinoza’s ideas were considered so radical and dangerous that he was the only man in history who was excommunicated by the Catholics, the Jews and the Muslims. This quotation in particular was not appreciated by Jews who according to the Bible, are God’s Chosen People.
Essentially, this has not changed even into the 21st century.
This quotation many think is the greatest statement of political equality ever written. Interestingly is also lays an obligation on all people for all others. It was written by a privileged nobleman, a Baron, who was instrumental philosophically and politically in establishing the Batavia Republic in Holland.
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was a Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language, and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. He is best known for his novel Don Quixote, a work often cited as both the first modern novel and one of the pinnacles of world literature.