"Prefiero morir de pie que vivir de rodillas."
— Emiliano Zapata

January 1, 1970

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Original Language: English

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Variant translations: — Men of the South! It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees! — With an extension, as quoted in Timeless Mexico (1944) by Hudson Strode, p. 259 — I would rather die standing than live on my knees! — It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees! — I prefer to die standing than to live forever kneeling. — Prefer death on your feet to living on your knees.