The Philippines A Century Hence Quotes

“Necessity is the most powerful divinity the world knows, and necessity is the resultant of physical forces set in operation by ethical forces.”
― José Rizal, The Philippines A Century Hence

“Justice is the foremost virtue of the civilizing races. It subdues the barbarous nations, while injustice arouses the weakest.”
― José Rizal, The Philippines A Century Hence

“No one ceases to be a man, no one forfeits his rights to civilization merely by being more or less uncultured.”
― José Rizal, The Philippines A Century Hence

“Wealth brings with it refinement, the spirit of conservation, while poverty inspires adventurous ideas, the desire to change things, and has little care for life.”
― José Rizal, The Philippines A Century Hence