1.
I'd rather die on my feet, than live on my knees.
Emiliano Zapata
I'd rather perish standing than survive in subjugation.
2.
If there is not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government.
Emiliano Zapata
If there is no equity for the masses, let not tranquility reign for the ruling power.
3.
I want to die a slave to principles. Not to men.
Emiliano Zapata
I aspire to be devoted to values, not individuals.
4.
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.
Emiliano Zapata
Those who fight for the people's right to liberty have always been labeled as criminals by their adversaries.
5.
The land belongs to those who work it with their hands.
Emiliano Zapata
The territory is owned by those who toil upon it.
6.
Seek justice from tyrannical governments not with your hat in your hands but with a rifle in your fist.
Emiliano Zapata
Demand justice from oppressive governments not with supplication but with a weapon in your grasp.
7.
I forgive those who murder and steal because they did it out of necessity, but a traitor never.
Emiliano Zapata
I absolve those who commit homicide and pilfer because they did it out of necessity, but a betrayer never.
8.
I would rather die on my feet than continue living on my knees.
Emiliano Zapata
I would rather perish standing than subsist cowering.
9.
The land free, the land free for all, land without overseers and without masters.
Emiliano Zapata
10.
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.
Emiliano Zapata
11.
We do not want the peace of slaves nor the peace of the grave.
Emiliano Zapata
12.
The land belongs to the people who work it.
Emiliano Zapata
