Florencio Abad quotes

If it doesn't happen, the continuing oppression will be met by more resistance from a less tolerant populace which wants a democratic restoration. And that resistance will only invite further oppression.
-- Florencio Abad

#Want #Resistance #Restoration

As past presidents of the Liberal Party, we deeply regret and are greatly saddened by the precipitate action by some party officers and members at the Manila Hotel.
-- Florencio Abad

#Regret #Party #Past

Philippine education is in crisis
-- Florencio Abad

#Philippines #Crisis

We cannot have peace if we are only concerned with peace. War is not an accident. It is the logical outcome of a certain way of life. If we want to attack war, we have to attack that way of life.

I want to go beyond the restrictions of language, religion and caste, and music is the only thing that allows me to do that.

My parents just tell me, ‘If you know what you want, you should stay determined and go for it. You can do anything.’

There is resistance to change. There's a resistance to ideas.

The so-called peace path is not peace and it is not a substitute for jihad and resistance

A brave action is often followed by grief. Do not let my resistance to grief stop the brave action.

Where there is oppression, there will be resistance.

No one is really working for peace unless he is working primarily for the restoration of wisdom.

Censorship may be useful for the preservation of morality, but can never be so for its restoration.

Art is created in a state of delirium. Anyting else is the restoration of monuments. Collectors are artist that do not have a home. they have to make one for themselves.