Legacy
Trujillo's rule brought the country more stability and prosperity than any living Dominican had previously known. The price, however, was high—civil liberties were nonexistent. Supporters of Trujillo claim that he reorganized both the state and the economy, and left vast infrastructure to the country. His detractors point to the brutality of his rule, and also claim that much of the country's wealth wound up in the hands of his family or close associates.
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“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
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