Ferdinand Marcos quotes

Of what good is democracy if it is not for the poor?
-- Ferdinand Marcos

#Democracy #Poor

I don’t believe in courtship.It’s a waste of time. If I love the person, I’ll tell her right away. But for you, I’ll make an exception. Just love me now, and I’ll court you forever.
-- Ferdinand Marcos

#Believe #Forever #Waste

I have committed many sins in my life. But stealing money from the government, from the people, is not one of them.
-- Ferdinand Marcos

#Government #People #Sin

It is not a choice of life, it is a choice of death. If this is life, I'd rather die.
-- Ferdinand Marcos

#Choices

The permissiveness of society must be balanced with authoritativene ss.
-- Ferdinand Marcos

#Balanced

It is easier to run a revolution than a government.
-- Ferdinand Marcos

#Running #Government #Revolution

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.
-- Ferdinand Marcos

#Loneliness #Leader #Acting

I often wonder what I will be remembered in history for. Scholar? Military hero? Builder?
-- Ferdinand Marcos

#Military #Hero #Wonder

History should not be left to the historians. Rather, be like Churchill. Make history, and then write it.
-- Ferdinand Marcos

#Writing #Should #Historian

Once a champion, always a champion.
-- Ferdinand Marcos

#Champion

The challenge to America is to extend to Asia the defensive shield of American power in forms consonant with Asian freedom and self-respect.
-- Ferdinand Marcos

#Self #America #Challenges

Little boys have amazing minds.
-- Ferdinand Marcos

#Boys #Mind #Littles

Elect me as your congressman today, I promise you an Ilocano president in 20 years.
-- Ferdinand Marcos

#Years #Promise #President

I was reminded as I was reviewing my life, that I have been in too many conflicts, too many wars, political battles, military battles, civil strifes in government. And always one lesson stands out and that is, those whom you fight most passionately often turn out to be your best friends.
-- Ferdinand Marcos

#Military #War #Fighting

There are many things we do not want in this world. Let us not just mourn them; let us change them
-- Ferdinand Marcos

#World #Want #This World

We cannot and we will not negotiate with terrorists. We have nothing but contempt for them. To conciliate differences with these people without them changing their objectives is to condemn our Republic to ultimate strangulation and death.
-- Ferdinand Marcos

#Differences #People #Republic