"It is no longer the highest wisdom to bow the head to every whimsical
order, the highest goodness to smile at an insult, to seek solace in
humble tears.
You must realize that it is not goodness to be
too obedient to every desire and request of those who pose as little
gods, but to obey what is reasonable and just. Goodness is made
manifest by an upright conduct, clean conscience and right thinking.
All are born free and without chains and no one can subject the will
and spirit of another. Why would you submit to another your noble and
free thought? It is cowardice and error to believe that blind obedience
is piety and that it is arrogance to think and reflect. Why obey blindly
when God gave each one his own mind and his own conscience so that he
can distinguish between right and wrong? Ignorance is ignorance and not
goodness and honor. God, fountain of wisdom, does not expect man,
created in his image, to allow himself to be fooled and blinded. The
gift of reason with which we are endowed must be brightened and
utilized."
~ To The Young Women of Malolos
Jose Rizal
"It is no longer the highest wisdom to bow the head to every whimsical order, the highest goodness to smile at an insult, to seek solace in humble tears.
You must realize that it is not goodness to be too obedient to every desire and request of those who pose as little gods, but to obey what is reasonable and just. Goodness is made manifest by an upright conduct, clean conscience and right thinking.
All are born free and without chains and no one can subject the will and spirit of another. Why would you submit to another your noble and free thought? It is cowardice and error to believe that blind obedience is piety and that it is arrogance to think and reflect. Why obey blindly when God gave each one his own mind and his own conscience so that he can distinguish between right and wrong? Ignorance is ignorance and not goodness and honor. God, fountain of wisdom, does not expect man, created in his image, to allow himself to be fooled and blinded. The gift of reason with which we are endowed must be brightened and utilized."
~ To The Young Women of Malolos
Jose Rizal
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