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THE SUM OF THEIR NATIONAL IDENTITY IS THIS...........

{{quote|The sentimental significance of the use of Spanish as its binding cultural tie;

The belief in the integrity of the individual based upon an inner worth, unrelated to worldly status or accomplishment;

A humanistic view of the world, with social values put above scientific values;

A double sexual standard, with a very strong emphasis on female chastity and a belief in the natural inferiority of women;

A much elaborated set of values dealing with maleness and male authority (machismo);

A reliance on shame, rather than guilt, as a form of social control;

A dependence on the opinions of others in forming and maintaining one’s opinion of oneself,

accompanied by a strong gregariousness and dislike of solitude and of loneliness;

A dependence on others, expressed in docility;

The inability to make difficult decisions;

And the unwillingness to handle problems by directly confronting them.|Sidney W. Mintz}}

{{quotation| At its core is a feeling that

The Island is a socio-cultural entity,

That It functions as a unit,

''And that It has problems

which must be solved in Insular terms. |Steward}}

{{quotation|"Among the values that characterize us as a people are:

Our deep sense of humanitarianism, expressed in the national habit of compassion for the less fortunate;

A deeply rooted conviction of human equality, manifested in our racial mixing and exemplary social coexistence;

A constant tendency towards justice, the basis for our love of democracy and freedom;

A vocation for peace which has made our people one of the most civilized in the world;

A devotion to culture [that] is grounded in the centuries-old Puerto Rican interest of schooling and education, and

A tradition of simplicity, which enables us to recognize and value spontaneously all that is good, noble, and great in other peoples."

|Ricardo E. Alegría}}

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