Samuel Ramos Quotes on Politics
Samuel Ramos was a Mexican philosopher and one of the principal exponents of philosophy of lo mexicano, the reflective inquiry into the character of Mexican national life that flourished in the second quarter of the twentieth century. This page collects quotes attributed to Samuel Ramos on the topic of politics, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Samuel Ramos:
“The Mexican lives in the shadow of an inferiority complex inherited from history.”
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Attributed to Samuel Ramos:
“A people that knows itself can begin to free itself.”
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Attributed to Samuel Ramos:
“Imitation of foreign culture without self-knowledge is sterile.”
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Attributed to Samuel Ramos:
“The task of philosophy in Mexico is the recovery of the Mexican.”