My mother was friends with one of the ladies who, along with several other Puerto Ricans, went to Congress and
started shooting back in 54
Before God and the world, my blood claims for the independence of Puerto Rico. My life I give for the freedom of my country. This is a cry for victory in our struggle for independence . . . The United States of America is betraying the sacred principles of mankind in their continuous subjugation of my country . . . I take all for responsible. -- LOLITA LEBRON