“I saw how they loved their leader and guarded his symbols. Great boys from the best of Chile, poor old men today, who perhaps still keep in some dilapidated trunk, perfumed with apples from the rainy season, their cap, their uniform, and above all, their belt, with its bronze buckle engraved with the rays of their glorious battles.”

— Miguel Serrano

“To wage battle in the golden Greek tradition of Sparta’s heroes — for beauty, for honor, for the eternal ideals — transcending every trace of materialism.”

— Miguel Serrano

“Just as the sacrifice of Prat and his sailors secured Chile's victory in 1879, so too did that of César Parada and his comrades in 1938 seal the victory of the Chilean people over their oppressors, who until then had been invincible”

— Jorge González von Marées

“Therefore, we must not mourn the fallen. The immortal flame of the race has risen from their macerated flesh to light our path once again, as in days of old, toward greatness and glory. Their shattered bodies were not a sign of death, but of life.”

— Jorge González von Marées

"Be careful not to escape one domination only to fall into another! (...) Why is the United States of America so eager to grant credits, send delegates, and recognize the independence of America, without bothering themselves in the least? What a curious system, my friend! I believe that all this is part of a premeditated plan, which would be as follows: to conquer America, not by force of arms, but by influence in every sphere. This will happen, perhaps not today, but tomorrow. It is not wise to be seduced by these sweets that children often eat with pleasure, without worrying about poisoning."

—Diego Portales on the Monroe Doctrine