This person credited with the saying "To hesitate is to perish" claimed that he wanted to shoot Francisco de Miranda, whom he had served under, but was restrained from doing so and arrested him instead.
This person credited with the saying "To hesitate is to perish" claimed that he wanted to shoot Francisco de Miranda, whom he had served under, but was restrained from doing so and arrested him instead. His mistress  Manuela Sáenz prevented an assassination attempt against him that was blamed on Francisco Santander. One of his military actions was named the Admirable Campaign and took place soon after he explained an earlier loss in his Cartagena [kar-tah-HAY-nah] Manifesto. After some success years later, he was succeeded by his assistant Antonio José de Sucre as president of a country named for him. Name this leader of several South American countries known as "The Liberator".
This person credited with the saying "To hesitate is to perish" claimed that he wanted to shoot Francisco de Miranda, whom he had served under, but was restrained from doing so and arrested him instead.
Simón Bolívar