An outdoor 1977 bronze sculpture of the Simón Bolívar by C. Talacca is installed in Hermann Park's McGovern Centennial Gardens in Houston, Texas, United States. The bust was dedicated in 1978.
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An outdoor 1977 bronze sculpture of the Simón Bolívar by C. Talacca is installed in Hermann Park's McGovern Centennial Gardens in Houston, Texas, United States. The bust was dedicated in 1978.
An outdoor 1977 bronze sculpture of the Simón Bolívar by C. Talacca is installed in Hermann Park's McGovern Centennial Gardens in Houston, Texas, United States. The bust was dedicated in 1978.
“A state too expensive in itself, or by virtue of its dependencies, ultimately falls into decay; its free government is transformed into a tyranny; it disregards the principles which it should preserve, and finally degenerates into despotism. The distinguishing characteristic of small republics is stability: the character of large republics is mutability.”
“The United States appear to be destined by Providence to plague America with misery in the name of liberty.”
“Colombians! My last wish is for the happiness of the patria. If my death contributes to the end of partisanship and the consolidation of the union, I shall be lowered in peace into my grave.”
“Do not compare your material forces with those of the enemy. Spirit cannot be compared with matter. You are human beings, they are beasts. You are free, they are slaves. Fight, and you shall win. For God grants victory to perseverance.”
“Damn it, how will I ever get out of this labyrinth?”
“Liberty, says Rousseau, is a succulent food, but difficult to digest. Our feeble fellow citizens will have to strengthen their mind much before they will be ready to assimilate such wholesome nourishment.”
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