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The (real) Kartilya of the Katipunan by Emilio Jacinto ( and musings on the revolution and republic)

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The Kartilya comprises thirteen lessons that detail not only the vision of the Katipunan, but the
vision for an egalitarian and morally sound Filipino nation. The ideas of Right and Light,
Katwiran, and Kaliwanagan were of utmost importance. They saw themselves as inheritors of
the Age of Enlightenment, but intellectual and moral revolutionaries.
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It was like a code of conduct that shows how to be a true Filipino in words and action. I believe
that this Kartilya ng Katipunan shows the path on how to live a meaningful life for every
Filipino. Each lesson is unique in such a way that it tackle different aspects of person’s life.
Kartilya ng Katipunan is a set of principles that shows the path on how each and every one of us
must live of lives by living to the fullest through good values. Just like Rizal who pushed Filipinos
to think critically, this code of conduct was made to inform people of what they deserve to
know for making their lives better.
External criticism-
Play-acting as and referencing the Katipunan without fully understanding their political and
moral context and goals essentially degrades the breadth of what they were trying to achieve.
Our misunderstanding of the 19th century feeds directly into some of the public factionalism
and fracturing we witness today. In the works of Emilio Jacinto, Apolinario Mabini, Marcelo H
del Pilar, and Jose Rizal, we discover exhortations towards intellectualism, not just militancy
and violence. These men were intellectual giants who espoused a new understanding of
citizenship and engagement that eludes us still.