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"Whatever you believe, that you will be. If you believe yourselves to be sages, sages you will be tomorrow...

"For if there is one common doctrine that runs through all our apparently fighting and contradictory sects, it is that all glory, power, and purity are within the soul already."

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Ecuador National Day – the “Grito” of Quito

August 10 every year

Today is Ecuador’s National Day, and the event it celebrates is considered the first cry for independence in Latin America. It took place in Quito, Ecuador, on August 10, 1809.

South America’s “Primer Grito de la Independencia” (first shout for independence) was ironically a show of fidelity to Spain. On [...]

August 10th, 2009 | Tags: | Category: August holidays, Ecuador, Independence Days, National Days | Leave a comment