See biography for José Martí:
https://civilsimian.com/José-Martí

Read José Martí's work:
https://civilsimian.com/user/349/content

#philosophy #quotes #CivilSimian #UniversalHumanism

Plato's philosopher kings....

Liberalism, neoliberalism, libertarianism...Democrats and Republicans switched values at one point...people don't even agree what liberalism is in your average thread. It's associated with treating each individual as an end in themselves and universal human rights, supporting the quote below.

This is how I feel about universality. It's a final description of what is. It will be realized eventually....even if resisted, avoided or obstructed....

If you talk a lot about being humble, you are likely not humble. If you talk a lot about high IQ.....*cough*....

Anybody can destroy. Building, ordering, preserving is what is difficult.

He was in France in the 40's when he said this.