Cinco de Mayo, celebrated annually on May 5, is a holiday observed to remember the Mexican army’s victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War in 1862. The day is also known as the Battle of Puebla Day.

Even though it is considered a relatively minor holiday in Mexico, in the United States, over time, Cinco de Mayo has evolved into a commemoration of Mexican culture and heritage, particularly in those areas with large Mexican-American populations.

Here are a few quotes, taken from the Holiday Spot, that commemorates the Mexican holiday.

  • "True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else." – Clarence Darrow.
  • "Latinos have fought in all of America's wars, beginning with the Revolutionary War. Many Latinos are fighting and dying for our country today in Iraq, just as several of their ancestors fought for freedom in Mexico over a century ago." – Joe Baca.
  • "Honor to the soldier, and Sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country's cause. Honor also to the citizen who cares for his brother in the field, and serves, as he best can, the same cause." – Abraham Lincoln.
  • "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori (It is sweet and proper to die for one's country)" "Dulcis amor patriae (Sweet is the love of one's country)" "Ducit amor patriae (The love of country leads [me])" "The history of every country begins in the heart of a man or woman." – Willa Cather.
  • "There is something magnificent in having a country to love." – James Russell Lowell.
  • Freedom is when the people can speak, democracy is when the government listens." – Alastair Farrugia.
  • "Respect for the rights of others means peace." – Benito Juarez.
  • "If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in the government to the utmost." – Aristotle.
  • “I can think of many reasonable excuses for needing a cocktail, but Cinco de Mayo is always a no-brainer.” – Rachel Hollis
  • "It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." – Emiliano Zapata.
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