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" I sow; my successor reaps. This is the majesty of democracy. "

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

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" There isn't a day I do not work at my job, or a waking moment when I do not think through a work-related problem. Even my critics cannot begrudge the long hours I put in. Our people deserve a government that works just as hard as they do. "

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" For those who want to pick up old fights, we're game, but what a waste of time. Why not join hands instead? Join hands in the biggest challenge of all, where we all win, or we all lose: the battle for the survival and progress of our one and only country. "

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" I believe that the war against terrorism and the war against poverty in these times of turmoil go together. So you - when you fight one, you have to fight the other. "

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" I'm not worried. I'm in control. "

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" The military is faithful to the constitution. They will come in only to protect the people from the enemies of the state. "

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" In all the things I've gone through as a politician, I have seen that in this system it is really very difficult to make any headway without being somehow tainted. And let me say, 'Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.' "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" Individually, we've taken the world on and won; together, we must take on the challenge of creating a new, peaceful, humane and competitive nation and prevail. "

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" The Constitution says that troops can be in the Philippines if there's a treaty that provides for it, and we have two treaties with the United States. "

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" We have to be bold in our national ambitions. First, we must win the fight against poverty within the next decade. Second, we must improve moral standards in government and society to provide a strong foundation for good governance. Third, we must change the character of our politics to promote fertile ground for reforms. "

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" In my presidency I've been guided by what's right, not what's popular. "

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" Our political system needs changing. It needs to move away from personalities and patronage to a system of party programs and consultation with the people. "

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" I know the pain of having to deal with terrorism. And that's why, after 9-11, I was one of the first to join the international coalition to fight terrorism. "

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" Over the years, our political system has degenerated to the extent that it is difficult for anyone to make any headway yet keep his hands clean. "

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" We will downsize the government, motivate excess employees to become entrepreneurs, and increase the pay of a lean and mean bureaucracy. "

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" The Philippines has no policy that demands sacrifice of human lives. "

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" We have our own home-grown terrorism, and to the extent that we can obliterate terrorism all over the world, then our own terrorism will be much easier to neutralize. "

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" 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. "

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" We must weed out corruption and build a strong system of justice that the people can trust. "

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" It's never right to fight terror with terror. "

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" It is simply the truth that the political system that I am part of has degenerated to the point that it needs fundamental change. "

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" 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. "

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" As the leader of the nation, I say in behalf of the Filipino people to the world: we are strong and principled believers in democracy. "

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" A president must be on the job 24/7, ready for any contingency, any crisis, anywhere, anytime. "

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" In the area of national security, I urge the swift passage of an anti-terrorism law that will protect rather than subvert, enhance rather than weaken, the rights and liberties that terrorism precisely threatens with extinction. "

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" I was at Ground Zero, and it was, to me, such a graphic illustration of what terrorism has done to our world. "

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" I did not become president to be popular. To work, to lead, to protect and preserve our country, our people, that is why I became president. "

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" Now I ask you to make your sacrifice. Take a gamble. I took the plunge and I'm glad of it. "

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" I shall work with Congress, civil society groups and local government executives who are convinced that charter changes are needed to enable the country to surmount the unprecedented challenges of the 21st century. "

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