Jose Marti Politician
- Gender: Male
- Citizenship: Cuba
- Born: Jan 28, 1853
- Died: May 19, 1895
José Julián Martí Pérez is a Cuban national hero and an important figure in Latin American literature. In his short life, he was a poet, an essayist, a journalist, a revolutionary philosopher, a translator, a professor, a publisher, and a political theorist. Through his writings and political activity, he became a symbol for Cuba's bid for independence against Spain in the 19th century, and is referred to as the "Apostle of Cuban Independence." He also wrote about the threat of Spanish and US expansionism into Cuba. From adolescence, he dedicated his life to the promotion of liberty, political independence for Cuba, and intellectual independence for all Spanish Americans; his death was used as a cry for Cuban independence from Spain by both the Cuban revolutionaries and those Cubans previously reluctant to start a revolt.
Born in Havana, Martí began his political activism at an early age. He would travel extensively in Spain, Latin America, and the United States, raising awareness and support for the cause of Cuban independence. His unification of the Cuban émigré community, particularly in Florida, was crucial to the success of the Cuban War of Independence against Spain.
Other famous men, those of much talk and few deeds, soon evaporate. Action is the dignity of greatness.
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There is happiness in duty, although it may not seem so.
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A grain of poetry suffices to season a century.
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The struggles waged by nations are weak only when they lack support in the hearts of their women.
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Only those who spread treachery, fire, and death out of hatred for the prosperity of others are undeserving of pity.
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Men are like the stars some generate their own light while others reflect the brilliance they receive.
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An insatiable appetite for glory leads to sacrifice and death, but innate instinct leads to self-preservation and life.
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