The Quote:

…and when a people reaches that height God will provide a weapon, the idols will be shattered, the tyranny will crumble like a house of cards and liberty will shine out like the first dawn.

- Jose Rizal

The Painting:

Destruction by Thomas Cole, 1833-1836. Painting number four in his “The Course of Empire” series in which imperialism is critiqued, and pastoralism is promoted, through the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire.