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ON THE INDOLENCE OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE

(Sobre La Indolencia de Los Filipinos)

Background
- Longest of Rizals essays - First published in five installments in La Solidaridad from July 15 to September 15 1890

Subjects
The articles were a thoughtful and stimulating analysis of a current issues in the 19th century Rizal noted that misfortunes happening in the country are blamed on the indolence of the Filipinos

Indolence in the sense of little love for work and lack of activity not the cause but the effect of dishonor and backwardness in the country.

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