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10 Rizal's Philosophies
10 Rizal's Philosophies
10 Rizal's Philosophies
Points to ponder:
Points to ponder:
• 1. Did Rizal advocate revolution as a means to changing
society?
• 2. In Rizal’s view, what is the state of things did
Filipinos need at that time? What could bring them
contentment?
Rizal’s Thoughts on Human Dignity
• God gave each one his own mind and his conscience so
that he can distinguish between right and wrong. All
are born without chains, free and no one can be
subject to the will of another. Why would you submit
to another your noble and free thought?
• God, fountain of wisdom, does not expect man,
created in his image, to allow himself to be fooled and
blinded… Men were not created by God to be
enslaved, neither were they endowed with intelligence
in order to be misled, nor adorned with reason to be
fooled by others. (Political and Historical Writings)
• In my opinion, self-esteem is the greatest good that
God has endowed man with for his perfection and
purity saving him from many unworthy and base acts
when he forgets the precepts he had learned or had
been inculcated in him.