Who said "I will rather die on my feet than live on my knees"?

Question

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Answer 1

Ben Franklin or some guy in that time era

Answer 2

none of  these people did, it's is an ancient phrase that has been passing down from generation till today.

Answer 3

there is certainly more than 1 citation for this quote. Please note the following quote from Franklin Roosevelt.

"We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees"

Answer 4

Emiliano Zapata. He was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution against the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz that broke out in 1910.

Answer 5

It sounds similar to another quote I read somewhere, source unknown; Given the choice, I would die a free man. To live in slavery, would be a fate worse than death. Something like that.

Answer 6

Emiliano Zapata

Answer 7

This quotation is often misattributed to Zapata, who said something similar:  "It is better to die standing than to live a century on your knees."  It is also often misquoted, partly because it is translated from Spanish; she actually said, "It is better to die on one's feet than to live on one's knees," which doesn't sound so cumbersome in Spanish as it does in English.

It was actually coined by Dolores Ibarruri, a communist propagandist of the Spanish Civil War.  Hemingway wrote about her; she was used by the revolutionaries as a symbol of their cause as well as being a talented orator.