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Freedoms, like privileges, prevail or are imperiled together. You cannot harm or strive to achieve one without harming or furthering all.
José Martí
— José Martí
Cuban national hero
Martí : Thoughts/Pensamientos (1994)

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José Martí
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Photo: Michal Klajban · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · Portrait: Cuba. Secretaría de Instrucción Pública y Bellas Artes. (CC0)

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