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This quote “We have achieved our independence at the expence of everything else” to me means that, Simon Bolivar wanted to fight to get South America to be a free independent country, he looked up to   Napoleon he want it to became somewhat like him, he had high expectations for himself. I think what this means its that he had to go through a lot to get to where he want it to be. In the process he had to make sacrifices and bring other countries down. But like it says in the quote he just wanted their independence didnt matter if he had to use other countries or give up something he want it. The ultimate goal was to get the independence, and they got it . I think it also means that they got their independence from fighting hard, and using any advantage they got.