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Reading 7
Reading 7
(guidebook)
2. To create an egalitarian society and develop a morally upright Filipino nation. Very important
because it defines a nation freeing themselves from colonial restraints.
3. “Kartilya” of jacinto because jacinto presented 12 guiding principles & 14 teachings.
4. “Life which is not consecrated to a lofty and sacred cause,”Jacinto writes, varying the metaphor,
“is like a tree without shade, if not a poisonous weed.”
5. All men are equal
6. All equal as human being.
7. Don’t waste time; lost wealth may be recovered, but time lost is lost forever.
8. Woman is a helpmate and a partner in hardship and not a plaything.
9. Good society brings unity.
10. Liberty (“Kalayaan”), Equality (“lahat ng tao’y magkakapantay”), Fraternity (“kayong lahat ay
magkakapatid”), Reason (“Katuiran”), Progress (“Kagalingan”) and Enlightenment itself
(“Kaliwanagan”)