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I am not afraid to go to jail.
Little boys have amazing minds.
History isn't through with me yet.
Nobody is impervious to misfortune.
Once a champion, always a champion.
I claim the right not to incriminate myself.
Freedom is not just declared; it is exercised.
President Reagan has no enemies in the Phillipines.
It is easier to run a revolution than a government.
Of what good is democracy if it is not for the poor?
I can understand the Cultural Revolution of Mao Tse-tung.
So long as I'm president, communism will not thrive here.
We have no quarrel with a policy that seeks to support human rights.
The permissiveness of society must be balanced with authoritativeness.
It is not true that I dictate what should be done. There is a dialogue.
The permissiveness of society must be balanced with authoritativene ss.
We love your adherence to democratic principles and to democratic processes.
What we ask of the developed countries is to let the Third World find a third way.
Elect me as your congressman today, I promise you an Ilocano president in 20 years.
The challenge to Asia is to discard the dry, meatless bone of mysticism and fatalism.
It is not a choice of life, it is a choice of death. If this is life, I'd rather die.
I will fight to the last breath, even though my family cowers in terror in the palace.
I often wonder what I will be remembered in history for. Scholar? Military hero? Builder?
In the Philippines, the host should always be willing to defer to the wishes of the guest.
There is a standard joke in the family. Probably we should go into selling second-hand shoes.
I was deposed by a coup d'etat, by friends that I trusted and aided by the American Government.
I'll take my destiny, whatever that may be, but I'm going to fight for my dignity and my honor.
There are many things we do not want in this world. Let us not just mourn them; let us change them
Let us not be so naive as to think that revolution is just a matter of social or economic discontent.
There are many things we do not want about the world. Let us not just mourn them. Let us change them.
My life has been devoted to the upliftment of the Filipino by reestablishing his identity and dignity.
History should not be left to the historians. Rather, be like Churchill. Make history, and then write it.
For us, overseas employment addresses two major problems: unemployment and the balance of payments position.
I would like to see whether my supposed successors can really operate the government without causing a crisis.
I am ashamed to run against a lady. It's demeaning, very degrading. I have always refused to argue with a lady.
I have committed many sins in my life. But stealing money from the government, from the people, is not one of them.
How can I wage political battle against a widow who does not mean anyone any harm except only the president himself?
To preserve our sovereign integrity, we must prove to them nobody need tell us how to hold a clean and democratic election.
I have Chinese blood in me... I am not ashamed to admit that perhaps the great leaders of our country all have Chinese blood.
Some people say the president is incapable of enforcing the law. Let them say that once more and I will set the tanks on them.
Whatever be the challenges, whatever be the obstacles before us, I say to you as I say to everybody else that we will overcome.
I have been called brave in my time, but brave as I may have been against foreign invaders, I have no heart to shed Filipino blood.
The U.S. State Department has a consistent record of error in the assessment of Asian situations and judging Red Chinese intentions.
Let us not be carried away by the undisguised agitations of leaders who virtually asked people to take the law into their own hands.
The one indisputable reality of dictatorship is that dissent, insult, and malevolent language do not go unpunished if it is allowed at all.
The challenge to America is to extend to Asia the defensive shield of American power in forms consonant with Asian freedom and self-respect.
Leadership is the other side of the coin of loneliness, and he who is a leader must always act alone. And acting alone, accept everything alone.
I can feel it in my bones that no matter what we do, even if we do not do anything, the revolutionary government of Madame Cory Aquino will collapse.
Filipino talents and skills are becoming ubiquitous in many parts of the world. Returning Filipino workers have helped improve our skills and technological standards.
We dare not supress thoughts, but when they are expressed through violence, like the idea that power comes from the barrel of a gun, they must be dealt with and met accordingly.