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" The Philippines has no policy that demands sacrifice of human lives. "
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Human
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Policy
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" We look at the world and analyze the world, and see what we can do that is in line of our mutual interest and also in line with, you know, what the whole world needs, because this is a world where we really have to all work together. "
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" It is the civilian part of the politics that is very, very bad, and we have to change that. "
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" 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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" 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. "
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She
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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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" 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. "
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Progress
Wise
" 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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Support
Think
" 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
" 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. "
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Relationship
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" I will not stand idly when anyone gets in the way of the national interest and tries to block the national vision. From where I sit, I can tell you, a president is always as strong as she wants to be. "
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
She
I Can
Stand
" I follow my father's philosphy; 'Do what is good, do what is right, and God will take care of the rest.' "
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God
Rest
Care
" 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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Respect
Honesty
Service
" As a country in the path of typhoons and in the Pacific Rim of Fire, we must be prepared as the latest technology permits to anticipate natural calamities when that is possible, to extend immediate and effective relief when it is not. "
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Natural
Path
Country
" Central Philippines has the competitive edge in tourism in its natural wonders and the extraordinary hospitality of its people. "
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Hospitality
People
Extraordinary
" As your president, I care too much about this nation to let anyone stand in the way of our people's wellbeing. "
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Stand
People
Too Much
" 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. "
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Children
Education
Life
" In the harshest possible terms, I condemn political killings. "
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Possible
Terms
Condemn
" 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
" 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
" We have scaled the heights of Mount Everest, dominated the Southeast Asian games, we have won international beauty titles, and of course punched our way to triumph in the boxing world. Our people compete and win every day in every imaginable job throughout the world. "
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Job
Day
Beauty
" 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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Much
Will
Own
" 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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Democracy
World
" I am falsely accused, without proof, of using my position for personal profit. Many who accuse me have lifestyles and spending habits that make them walking proofs of that crime. "
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I Am
Walking
Me
" 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
" It's never right to fight terror with terror. "
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Right
Terror
Never
" 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
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" The people want government that works for them at every level. "
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Government
Level
" I want ordinary people to enjoy a decent standard of living, with ever increasing security, comfort and joy. "
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People
Joy
" 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. "
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Feet
Him
" In my presidency I've been guided by what's right, not what's popular. "
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Right
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