"Our liberty will not be secured at the sword's point...we must secure it by making ourselves worthy of it. And when a people reaches that height God will provide a weapon, the idols will be shattered, tyranny will crumble like a house of cards and liberty will shine out like the first dawn."  Jose Rizal 

José Protacio Mercado Rizal Alonso y Realonda

June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896