The people of Colombia are not yet prepared for the reforms that I have introduced. They have been accustomed to the yoke of slavery, and they will not easily shake it off.
— Simon Bolivar Early Modern

Liberator of South America

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Letter to Francisco de Paula Santander

Date / Period

1826

Category

Controversial

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