Jose Vasconcelos Quotes
Jose Vasconcelos Calderon was a Mexican philosopher, writer, and educator and the most influential intellectual of post-revolutionary Mexico. As Secretary of Public Education from 1921 to 1924, he organized a vast literacy and cultural program, founded the modern Mexican university, and commissioned the great muralists Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros to decorate public buildings. The quotes below are attributed to Jose Vasconcelos, organized by topic.
Jose Vasconcelos on Knowledge
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Attributed to Jose Vasconcelos:
“Education is the noblest task of the state.”
Jose Vasconcelos on Mind
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Attributed to Jose Vasconcelos:
“By the spirit shall my race speak.”
Jose Vasconcelos on Politics
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Attributed to Jose Vasconcelos:
“The cosmic race will arise from the fusion of all the races.”
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Attributed to Jose Vasconcelos:
“Latin America is the laboratory of a new humanity.”
Jose Vasconcelos on Truth
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Attributed to Jose Vasconcelos:
“Beauty is the form in which the spirit makes itself known to the senses.”