The Quote

On the field of battle, fighting with delirium,

others give you their lives without doubts, without gloom

The site nought matters: cypress, laurel or lily:

gibbet or open field: combat or cruel martyrdom

are equal if demanded by country and home.

- Jose Rizal (translation by Nick Joaquin)

The Painting

Liberty Leading the People, Eugene Delacroix 1830. One of the most famous of French paintings, it depicts Liberty, represented by the woman, boldly leading Frenchmen in impassioned revolt to overthrow a repressive and antiquated Regime.