"Legislators! Do not forget that the people are not an amorphous mass, but a collection of individuals with rights and duties."

"The destiny of America is to be a great nation."

"The love of power is the most dangerous of all human passions."

"The continuation of authority in one individual has frequently been the undoing of democratic governments. Repeated elections are essential to the system of popular governments, because nothing is so …"

"Colombians! My last wish is for the happiness of the fatherland. If my death contributes to the cessation of parties and the consolidation of the Union, I shall descend to the tomb in peace."