4. Some people claim that
Rizal was never a politicianothers say that at all he
was “his concept on civics
and government are
ineffectual and his
political views are
outmoded and obsolete”
5. Rizal was to all intent and
purposes a Politician
A careful scrutiny of
his life and works
clearly reveals ample
proof which warrants
the conclusion that
6. it was he indeed
who unchained
us from
Political
Slavery
13. What are the Salient
Characteristics of Rizal as
Politician?
14. Love of Country and to
Fellowmen
Self-denial
Pure Human in
Thoughts and Words
Attitudes of Rizal
15. Love of Country and to Fellowmen
Rizal’s only obsession
as politician was the
welfare of his people
He loved his country “to
the depth and breadth,
and height his soul can
reach” that was only too
willing to offer his
precious life for her cause
19. A devoted advocate of the
freedom of press and speech,
Dr. Rizal in his different
writings the free press will
keep the government in touch
with public opinions.
20. He went abroad to
observe study and
compare their government
to the Philippine
governmental set-up.
21. Rizal ideology expressed in his
Noli Me Tangere, with which he
tried to cure the social cancer
that was wasting away the vital
organs of the country.
22. Translating his ideal into
practice, Rizal went beyond
writing and in 1892 organized
the La Liga Filipina which
instilling in the Filipinos a
greater social and national
consciousness.
25. I desire the country’s welfare. I
seek it through education and
progressive advancement.
26. References:
Beueno, C.(2017) Retrieved on December 18,2019 from
http://www.joserizal.ph/ph01.html.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321418719_Jose_Rizal_The_Na
tional_Hero
https://www.slideshare.net/khaziakinka/rizals-concept-on-nation-
building-1
http://nhcp.gov.ph/rizals-cogent-leadership-thought-as-a-model-in-public-
administration/
Editor's Notes
like Marcelo H. del Pilar who was once his tough rival for the leadership of the organization.
like Marcelo H. del Pilar who was once his tough rival for the leadership of the organization.
like Marcelo H. del Pilar who was once his tough rival for the leadership of the organization.
like Marcelo H. del Pilar who was once his tough rival for the leadership of the organization.
For him the voice of the species are stronger than the voice of personal progress or of private fortune and he preferred to live far from family his family and to sacrifice his personal affections for an ideal he had dreamed of.
Rizal’s political battle for the independence of his country was not limited within but rather it extended as far as the length and breadth of entire America, Europe, and Asia through the reverberating sound of his prolific pen.
Rizal’s political battle for the independence of his country was not limited within but rather it extended as far as the length and breadth of entire America, Europe, and Asia through the reverberating sound of his prolific pen.
This association aimed, among others, at instilling in the Filipinos a greater social and national consciousness. (Besides intending to serve as a medium for political education of the people, it was also intended to encourage economic projects. The motto of the organization, “Unus instar omnium” (one like all) indicates emphasis on the equality of the members.)
“People and government are correlated and complementary, an aimless government would be an anomaly among a righteous people, just as corrupt people cannot exist under just rulers and wise laws. Whatever social and political environments we are in are products of men’s deliberate choice.”