Emiliano Zapata Quotes

Seek justice from tyrannical governments not with your hat in your hands but with a rifle in your fist.

I would rather die on my feet then live on my knees

I'd rather die on my feet than live on my knees

If there is not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government.

The land belongs to the people who work it,

I want to die as a slave to principles, not to men.

The land free, the land free for all, land without overseers and without masters ...

It's better to die upon your feet than to live upon your knees!

It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

It's better to die standing than live on your knees.

It is better to die fighting than to die on your knees.

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.

I would rather die on my feet than continue living on my knees.

I forgive those who murder and steal because they did it out of necessity, but a traitor never.

The land belongs to those who work it with their own hands.

We do not want the peace of slaves nor the peace of the grave.

I want to die a slave to principles. Not to men.