Author: Jose Samson
Cited by
- F. Sionil Jose (1)
- IN: Mass (1973) Fiction, Political Fiction, Historical Fiction, NULL
EPIGRAPH: ...They lied to us in their newspapers, in the books they wrote for us to memorize in school, in their honeyed speeches when they courted our votes. They lied to us because they did not want us to rise from the dungheap to confront them. We know the truth now; we have finally emptied our minds of their lies, discovered their corruption and our weaknesses as well. But this truth as perceived by us is not enough. Truth is, above all, justice. With determination then, and cunning and violence, we must destroy them for only after doing so will we really be free...
FROM: Memo to Youth, (1973), Fictional, NULL