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French to English: Bolivarisme et democratie
Source text - French Qui est Simon Bolivar ?
« La société doit avoir pour base constituante une égalité absolue de droit et une règle de justice qui ne s'incline jamais devant la naissance ou la fortune, mais toujours en faveur de la vertu et du mérite ».
Cette pensée, Simón Bolívar s'attachera toute sa vie durant à la traduire en actes .Simon Bolivar est né à Caracas le 24 juillet 1783. Il est le fils du colonel Juan Vicente Bolivar Ponte et de Doña María de la Concepción Palacios Blancos, tous deux issus de familles espagnoles de grande lignée, des "Mantuanos",
Il a une vie très difficile ,sa mère meurt alors qu’il n’est âgé que de 9 ans.
C’est notamment son oncle Simon Rodriguez, un homme original et progressiste, dont les idées pédagogiques et sociales qui auront beaucoup d'influence sur lui.
Ce dernier, admirateur de Rousseau et autres philosophes français, va lui apprendre beaucoup, usant de beaucoup de tact, de sensibilité et de fermeté également. . A Rome, en 1805 ils font ensemble l'ascension du Mont Sacré où Bolivar, d'un ton solennel, jure de ne jamais laisser son âme en repos ni son bras tant que l'Amérique Hispanophone ne sera pas libre de la domination espagnole cela ne sera pas seulement un geste... Il sera le Libertador, celui qui promet et qui tient ses promesses.
Simon bolivar est le Défenseur de l'émancipation de la métropole coloniale, porte-drapeau de l'indépendance démocratique, il combat pendant quinze années sur tous les terrains (politique, militaire, philosophique), libère le Venezuela, la Bolivie, la Colombie, l'Équateur, le Pérou pour affirmer la légitime nécessité de nouvelles entités nationales souveraines au sein d'une Amérique indépendante
« Il se pourrait qu'avec les siècles l'univers entier vienne à former une seule nation, une nation fédérée »
Simón Bolívar comprend que son combat n'a de chance de réussir que s'il repose sur les espérances de toutes les classes sociales, de toutes les communautés qui composent la société latino-américaine: créoles, métis, indiens et noirs« Nos citoyens sont de sang différent. Mêlons ces sangs; n'en faisons qu'un ».
Conscient de la fragilité de ces nouvelles républiques, il porte une attention particulière à l'éducation, à la science et à la culture, inséparables de la défense de la liberté: Le premier devoir d'un gouvernement est d'assurer l'éducation du peuple.
Il tient énormément à la souveraineté populaire interne : "la souveraineté du peuple est la seule autorité légitime des nation »
Il n’y a pas d’autorité supérieure aux lois que le peuple s’est lui-même librement données. Si le peuple souverain formé d’êtres libres et égaux est la source du pouvoir, la forme du gouvernement ne peut être une autre que la république, le gouvernement auquel nous pouvons tous prendre part pour diriger nos vies. Ce n’est pas le gouvernement d’un homme ou d’une classe, c’est le gouvernement de tous les citoyens
Translation - English Who is Simon Bolivar?
“Society must have as a base an absolute equality of rights and a justice that never bends under birth or wealth but always favours virtue and merit.”
This thought, Simon Bolivar will spend his entire life trying to realize it. Simon Bolivar was born in Caracas the 24th of July 1783. He was the son of Colonel Juan Vicente Bolivar Ponte and Mrs Maria de la Concepcion Palacios Blanco, both of them from noble Spanish lineages, “Mantuanos”.
He had a really hard life, his mother died when he was only nine years old.
It was his uncle Simon Rodriguez, an original and progressive man, with educational and social ideas who influenced him the most.
This man, a great admirer of Rousseau and other French philosophers, will teach him a lot, with great tact, sensitivity but also firmness. In Rome in 1805 they climb together the Holy Mountain, where Simon Bolivar swears in a solemn tone that his soul and his arm would never rest until the entire Spanish speaking America would be freed from the Spanish domination, this will not only be a speech... He would become the Libertador, the one that promises and keeps his promises.
Simon Bolivar is the defender of the emancipation of the colonial metropolis, standard bearer of democratic independence, he fights for many years on all different fields (politics, military and philosophic), he frees Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru to establish the legitimate need of new national entities within an independent America.
“It could be that in centuries the entire universe will become a unique nation, a federate nation.”
Simon Bolivar understands that his battle has a chance to be won only if it is based on the hopes of all social classes, all the communities that form the Latin-American society: Creole, mixed race, native Americans and black: “Our citizens all have different blood, let’s mix this blood, let’s make it one”.
Aware of the flimsiness of these new republics, he gives a particular attention to education, science and culture, indispensable for the defence of freedom: The first duty of a government is to assure the education of the nation.
He really values the internal popular sovereignty: “The people’s sovereignty is the only legitimate authority of a nation”.
There is no higher authority than the laws that the people have freely settled. If the sovereign people, made of free and equal beings are the source of the power, the shape of the government cannot be other than a republic, a government that allow us all to take part in order to lead our lives. It is not the government of one man, or one class but the government of all the citizens.
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I Used to atend l'ESTRI, a Private translation and Interpretation college in France, but didn't finish the course, for I decided to move to Edinburgh. I am currently a full time mum, and would love to be back into translating. I do not have much experience yet, but I am hoping to build a solid one in a few years time, so starting with small jobs and building up a good reputation would be a good step forward for me. I am very reliable and professional and always try my best at any task.
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