Jose Cecilio del Valle



José Cecilio Diaz del Valle (November 22, 1780 – March 2, 1834) was a philosopher, politician, lawyer, and journalist and one of the most important figures in Central America during the transition from colonial government to independence, displaying a wide-ranging expertise in public administration management.

Quotes

 * America shall not lag a century behind Europe: it will stride as an equal first, and lead later; it will, in the end, be the most illuminated by the sciences just as it is most illuminated by the sun.
 * El Amigo de la Patria, 1821


 * But to reach...the pinnacle of power, it will be necessary, to climb rugged heights.
 * 1821


 * Law. Law. That is what saves nations from the most imminent dangers.
 * 1826


 * How can one govern without taxes, without strength, without authority?
 * 1833


 * Politically, America is the same as it is physically: the land of the earthquakes.
 * 1833