[PW] "Better to Die on Your Feet" (Quotation Query #641)

[Fred Shapiro]

On Wed, 14 Feb 2007, Fred Shapiro wrote:

> According to that great quotation resource, Wikipedia, "It is better to
> die on your feet than live on your knees" was originated (in a Spanish
> version, of course), not by Zapata or La Pasionara, but by Jose Marti.
> Can anyone point me to any evidence for this assertion?  John Dyson?

Spelling should be "La Pasionaria."

Fred Shapiro


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