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" Filipino talents and skills are becoming ubiquitous in many parts of the world. Returning Filipino workers have helped improve our skills and technological standards. "
Ferdinand Marcos
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" 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. "
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" The permissiveness of society must be balanced with authoritativeness. "
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" Nobody is impervious to misfortune. "
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" I often wonder what I will be remembered in history for. Scholar? Military hero? Builder? "
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" I'll take my destiny, whatever that may be, but I'm going to fight for my dignity and my honor. "
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" It is not true that I dictate what should be done. There is a dialogue. "
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" Let us not be so naive as to think that revolution is just a matter of social or economic discontent. "
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" My life has been devoted to the upliftment of the Filipino by reestablishing his identity and dignity. "
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" Freedom is not just declared; it is exercised. "
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" These statements about torture, about alleged misuse of power and things like that, insulted the Filipinos more than their leader because it was made to appear as if Filipinos would tolerate a leader who would torture his own people, who would utilize his executive prerogatives for abuses. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" There are many things we do not want about the world. Let us not just mourn them. Let us change them. "
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" If it were true that special favors were given to some of these people because they are my cronies, then they should still be here, and they should be wealthy. But who are these cronies? If there be any cronies in government, point them out, and we will investigate. "
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" My countrymen: we have reached a turning point in our history. The choice is yours. Shall we venture into this brave new world, bright with possibilities, or retreat to the safety of our familiar but sterile past? I am for crossing the frontier. "
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" I will fight to the last breath, even though my family cowers in terror in the palace. "
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" What we ask of the developed countries is to let the Third World find a third way. "
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" Whatever be the challenges, whatever be the obstacles before us, I say to you as I say to everybody else that we will overcome. "
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" The one indisputable reality of dictatorship is that dissent, insult, and malevolent language do not go unpunished if it is allowed at all. "
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" America must realize, there are conditions she must accept in Asia. The first is a diversity of Asian cultures, governments, economic and political systems; the second, that to run against the tide of Asian nationalism is worse than impractical - it is also highly dangerous. "
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" Once a champion, always a champion. "
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" I am ashamed to run against a lady. It's demeaning, very degrading. I have always refused to argue with a lady. "
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" I do not care how brave a president is; I do not care how many medals he may wear. I do not care how well trained his guards may be. If he violates the will of the people, he shall be eliminated. "
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