Emiliano Zapata Quotes & Sayings

We do not want the peace of slaves nor the peace of the grave. — Emiliano Zapata

The land belongs to the people who work it, — Emiliano Zapata

It's better to die upon your feet than to live upon your knees! — Emiliano Zapata

If there is not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government. — Emiliano Zapata

The land free, the land free for all, land without overseers and without masters ... — Emiliano Zapata

Seek justice from tyrannical governments not with your hat in your hands but with a rifle in your fist. — Emiliano Zapata

I want to die as a slave to principles, not to men. — Emiliano Zapata

I would rather die on my feet than continue living on my knees. — Emiliano Zapata

I want to die a slave to principles. Not to men. — Emiliano Zapata

It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees. — Emiliano Zapata

The land belongs to those who work it with their own hands. — Emiliano Zapata

I'd rather die on my feet than live on my knees — Emiliano Zapata

I forgive those who murder and steal because they did it out of necessity, but a traitor never. — Emiliano Zapata

One of the happiest days of my life is when I made five or six hundred pesos from a crop of watermelons I raise all on my own. — Emiliano Zapata

I would rather die on my feet then live on my knees — Emiliano Zapata

It's better to die standing than live on your knees. — Emiliano Zapata

The enemies of the country and of freedom of the people have always denounced as bandits those who sacrifice themselves for the noble causes of the people. — Emiliano Zapata

It is better to die fighting than to die on your knees. — Emiliano Zapata