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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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People

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. "

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Way

Ambition

" The Philippines was with the U.S. in the Second World War, in the Korean War, in the Vietnam War, and now in the war against terrorism. "

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Now

World

" To our men and women in the armed services, the huge and deep core of your loyalty has earned the nation's accolade. "

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Deep

Nation

Men

" We've supported the U.S. every step of the way. The Philippines was the first government in Asia after September 11, in fact, the night of September 11; it was nighttime for us then. It was daytime here. We were the first government in Asia to come out and say that we're supporting the U.S. "

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Here

Government

Way

" I was invited by President Bush to come to the United States on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the mutual defense treaty. "

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Come

President

Anniversary

" 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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World

Together

Peaceful

" 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. "

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Terrorism

Pain

Fighting

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

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Democracy

Successor

Sow

" My responsibility as president is to take care to solve the problems we are facing now and to provide a vision and direction for how our nation should advance in the future. "

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Problems

Future

Responsibility

" We may disagree among ourselves, but let us never lose sight of that greater battle for one people, one country, one Philippines. "

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Sight

Lose

Country

" 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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Good

Character

Fight

" 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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Challenges

Society

Work

" We must promote solid traits such as work ethics, a dignified lifestyle, matching actions to rhetoric, performance rather than grandstanding. "

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Ethics

Work

Rhetoric

" Better talk than fight, if nothing of sovereign value is anyway lost. Dialogue has achieved more than confrontation in many parts of the world. "

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Lost

Value

Fight

" The military is very constitutionalist, and I have my faith in them and in the cooler heads of the people. "

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Military

Faith

Cooler

" 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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Pain

Fight

First

" 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. "

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Nation

Stand

Forward

" Optimism is infectious, and opportunity irresistible. Progress follows progress. Someone, even government, just has to get it started. "

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Government

Just

Opportunity

" 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. "

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Grateful

Support

Think

" You have 60 countries in the world with a terrorist problem. That's two-thirds of the world. We have this group in Basilan, which is a small island in the far south of the Philippines, and the island itself has a population of - what? - 300,000. "

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World

Group

Problem

" I want to create economic opportunity at home and abroad. I don't want just one or the other. I want both. "

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Home

Create

Want

" I can say that I have not done any culpable violation of the constitution. "

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Say

Any

Constitution

" The contracts for Iraqi rebuilding are commercial contracts. I think being in the coalition of the willing puts us in the radar screen, but we also have to compete with other countries that are in the coalition of the willing, but the Philippines is a country that has produced world-class skilled workers that we have seen all over the world. "

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Rebuilding

World

Country

" 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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Leader

Democracy

World

" The people want government that works for them at every level. "

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Them

Government

Level

" In the harshest possible terms, I condemn political killings. "

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Possible

Terms

Condemn

" We have the hardest working people in the world, the most adaptable and the most congenial to employ. "

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Hardest

Working

World

" 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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Change

I Am

Political

" 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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Partner

Important

Community