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" Agrarian reform should not merely subdivide misery, it must raise living standards. Ownership raises the farmer from his, but productivity will keep him on his feet. "
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Farmer
Feet
Him
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" As I have shown, I will defend democracy with arms when it is threatened by violence; with firmness when it is weakened by division; with law and order when it is subverted by anarchy; and always, I will try to sustain it by wise policies of economic progress so that a democracy means not just an empty liberty, but a full life for all. "
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
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Progress
Wise
" It is the civilian part of the politics that is very, very bad, and we have to change that. "
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Change
Very
Bad
" In a global arena, what our businessmen need in order to be competitive is transparency and a level playing-field. "
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Competitive
Transparency
" Our children are our most cherished possession. In their early years, we must make sure they get a healthy start in life. They must receive the right food for a healthy body, the right education for a bright and inquiring mind - and the equal opportunity for a meaningful job. "
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Children
Education
Life
" In the harshest possible terms, I condemn political killings. "
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Possible
Terms
Condemn
" I can say that I have not done any culpable violation of the constitution. "
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Say
Any
Constitution
" Our investments in social justice and basic needs are as vital to our future as fiscal and macroeconomic reforms. A nation deeply divided will not stand. And it certainly will not move forward. "
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Nation
Stand
Forward
" Chronic deficits drastically reduce government's ability to make those infrastructure investments that business needs to grow and create jobs. "
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Business
Jobs
Grow
" I follow my father's philosphy; 'Do what is good, do what is right, and God will take care of the rest.' "
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
God
Rest
Care
" The Philippines and the U.S. have had a strong relationship with each other for a very long time now. We have a shared history. We have shared values, democracy, freedom, and we have been in all the wars together in modern history, the World War, Second World War, Cold War, Vietnam, Korea, now the war on terrorism. "
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
History
Relationship
Freedom
" We must weed out corruption and build a strong system of justice that the people can trust. "
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
People
Justice
Build
" Optimism is infectious, and opportunity irresistible. Progress follows progress. Someone, even government, just has to get it started. "
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Government
Just
Opportunity
" In the time one is given, the steward must make the most of the talents one is given by the Lord. "
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Must
Time
Most
" By and large, our political system has betrayed its promise to each new generation of Filipinos, not a few of whom are voting with their feet, going abroad and leaving that system behind. "
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Generation
Feet
Political
" I ask the educational system, the parents, the church, and pillars of the community to help shape a new culture of honesty, patriotism, respect, discipline and service for young Filipinos. "
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Respect
Honesty
Service
" The Philippines has no policy that demands sacrifice of human lives. "
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Human
Sacrifice
Policy
" Nature did not gift us with a mighty Mekong like Thailand and Vietnam, with their vast and naturally fertile plains. Nature instead put our islands ahead of our neighbours in the path of typhoons from the Pacific. "
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Ahead
Gift
Like
" Our educational system should make the Filipino fit not just for whatever jobs happen to be on offer today, but also for whatever economic challenge life will throw in their way. "
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Challenge
Will
Way
" The military is faithful to the constitution. They will come in only to protect the people from the enemies of the state. "
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Constitution
Faithful
People
" I will follow my father's footsteps by doing what is right, and God will take care of the rest. My father is my role model. My living role model is Cory Aquino. "
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Father
Take Care
God
" Even before 9/11, the Philippines was already fighting terrorism in southwestern Philippines. That's why when 9/11 happened, we could understand the pain. "
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Terrorism
Pain
Fighting
" I am very grateful to our Muslim population. One of the things we've been doing is stepping up our inter-faith dialogue with the Muslim population. And I think that helped very much in their support for me. "
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Grateful
Support
Think
" I stand in the way of no one's ambition. I only ask that no one stand in the way of the people's well being and the nation's progress. "
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Stand
Way
Ambition
" Real government is about looking beyond the vested to the national interest, setting up the necessary conditions to enable the next, more enabled and more empowered generation to achieve a country as prosperous, a people as content, as ours deserve to be. "
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Government
People
Generation
" In 1995, we had evidence of the brother-in-law of Osama bin Laden being in the Philippines, living in the Philippines. We had evidence of front organizations set up in the Philippines. And we uncovered evidence about, which would help the U.S. with - about the perpetuators of the World Trade Center bombing. "
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Evidence
Help
Living
" On the economy, the U.S. cumulatively is our most important investor, most important trading partner, most important sort of tourists, and we have now a tie that will... a link that will be here for many, many years to come, and that is the big Philippine-American community in the United States - three million of them. "
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Partner
Important
Community
" I can't do everything alone. I need all Filipinos to unify. "
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Alone
Everything
Need
" I feel that if I am freed of the burden of politics, then I can do more and I can take more unpopular decisions. I can have as my guidance for decision whatever is right, not whatever is popular. "
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Politics
Decisions
Decision
" However much a president wishes it, a national problem cannot be knocked out with a single punch. A president must work with the problem as much as against it, turn it into a solution if she can. "
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Work
She
Problem
" Camiguin, Romblon and Camarines Norte got out of the list of poorest provinces in 2003. With tourism, these provinces can become rich. "
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Out
Rich
Tourism