Jose Cecilio del Valle

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.

— Jose Cecilio del Valle

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

— Jose Cecilio del Valle

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

— Jose Cecilio del Valle

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

— Jose Cecilio del Valle

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

— Jose Cecilio del Valle