"It is my duty to prevent, through the independence of Cuba, the U.S.A. from spreading over the West Indies and falling with added weight upon other lands of Our America. All I have done up to now and shall do hereafter is to that end...I know the Monster, because I have lived in its lair--and my weapon is only the slingshot of David."
[j. martí, in letter written to a friend in May 1895, a few days before his death in battle]
"Commonplace books (or commonplaces) emerged in the 15th century with the availability of cheap paper for writing, mainly in England. They were a way to compile knowledge, usually by writing information into books. They were essentially scrapbooks filled with items of every kind: medical recipes, quotes, letters, poems, tables of weights and measures, proverbs, prayers, legal formulas. Each commonplace book was unique to its creator's particular interests." - wikipedia
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