Note 1 — Chapter IX · PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE

“Filipinas dentro de Cien Años,” in “La Solidaridad,” 1889–90.

We note that when Rizal discusses the possibility of future independence for his people he sets it as a century hence. We need not take him literally, nor on the other hand need we say his title was merely hypocritical and he was insidiously inciting his people to think of immediate independence; we shall be fairer to survey his writings as a whole, probably reaching the conclusion that the independence of his people was constantly in his mind, but sober reason warned him to restrain his and their youthful impatience on that subject. Blair and Robertson, “The Philippine Islands,” Vol. LII, pp. 202–203. ↑