It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

Il vaut mieux mourir debout que de vivre a genoux!

Dolores Ibarruri

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Topic

Dignity Pride Resistance

Speaker

Dolores Ibarruri

Medium

Speech

Statement Type

Precepts and axioms

Language

French

Time

1936 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Communist Politician

From

Spain Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Ibarruri, Dolores. Speech delivered at a mass meeting. 3 Sept. 1936, Winter Velodrome, Paris, France.

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Authentication Score 3
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Statement Type
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