Emiliano Zapata
It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
I'd rather die on my feet, than live on my knees.Collection: Life
If there is not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government.Collection: Government
I want to die a slave to principles. Not to men.Collection: Men
The land belongs to those who work it with their hands.Collection: Hands
Seek justice from tyrannical governments not with your hat in your hands but with a rifle in your fist.Collection: Government
The enemies of the country and of freedom of the people have always denounced as bandits those who sacrifice themselves for the noble causes of the people.Collection: Country
I would rather die on my feet than continue living on my knees.Collection: Feet
I forgive those who murder and steal because they did it out of necessity, but a traitor never.Collection: Forgiving
The land free, the land free for all, land without overseers and without masters.Collection: Freedom
One of the happiest days of my life is when I made five or six hundred pesos from a crop of watermelons I raise all on my own.Collection: Six
We do not want the peace of slaves nor the peace of the grave.Collection: Justice
The land belongs to the people who work it.Collection: Land