Siempre, un Fusil!

I just learned, and committed to memory, a quote made by Emiliano Zapata, who was a prominent figure in the Mexican revolution of 1910, which sought to overthrow a very corrupt government and reclaim the lands that had been given to wealthy associates of the men in power.

"Para ser Libre, un Hombre debe tener tres cosas. La Tierra, una Educacion, y un Fusil. Siempre, un Fusil!"

I find it of great interest that the love of Liberty knows no ethnicity, no time, and no certain place – it is embedded into the human DNA. The right to Freedom is a “Natural Right”, and not the province of mere mortals.

Oh, by the way, the quote is of course Spanish and translates to

“For his Liberty, a man must have three things: the Land (meaning a place of his own), an Education, and a Rifle – Always a Rifle!!"
Trey Dawson