Benito Juarez

Benito Juarez (1806-1872) was president of Mexico. He was a Mexican revolutionary leader who played a key role in Mexican independence.

He was born in Oaxaca, of Indian extraction and was elected to the Presidency twice over, in 1861 and 1867, and died in office in 1872.

He in also known for his revolted against Santa Anna in 1855.

Wisdom & Quotes

• The wolves do not bite themselves. They respect each other.
• It is given to men to attack the rights of others, to take their property, to attempt the lives of those who defend their liberty, and to make of their virtues a crime and of their own vices a virtues; but there is one thing which is beyond the reach of perversity, and that is the tremendous verdict of history. History will judge us.
• The law has always been my sword and my shield.
• It is indeed difficult to insure triumph when it depends on the success of bayonets, for war is always a hazard.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow