Ferdinand Marcos quotes
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“Of what good is democracy if it is not for the poor?”
-- Ferdinand MarcosSource : Ferdinand Edralin Marcos (1982). “The New Philippine Republic: A Third World Approach to Democracy”
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“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.”
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“I have committed many sins in my life. But stealing money from the government, from the people, is not one of them.”
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“It is not a choice of life, it is a choice of death. If this is life, I'd rather die.”
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“The permissiveness of society must be balanced with authoritativene ss.”
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“It is easier to run a revolution than a government.”
-- Ferdinand MarcosSource : 1977 In Time, 6 Jun.
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“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 MarcosSource : Ferdinand Edralin Marcos (1977). “Marcos Speaks: Quotations from the Man who Leads the Democratic Revolution in the Philippines”
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“I often wonder what I will be remembered in history for. Scholar? Military hero? Builder?”
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“History should not be left to the historians. Rather, be like Churchill. Make history, and then write it.”
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“Once a champion, always a champion.”
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“The challenge to America is to extend to Asia the defensive shield of American power in forms consonant with Asian freedom and self-respect.”
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“Little boys have amazing minds.”
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“Elect me as your congressman today, I promise you an Ilocano president in 20 years.”
-- Ferdinand MarcosSource : Election speech as candidate for Congress, 1949.
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“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 MarcosSource : Extemporaneous speech at the Sixth Centennial Celebration of Islam in the Philippines, June 10, 1980.
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“There are many things we do not want in this world. Let us not just mourn them; let us change them”
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“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 MarcosSource : Extemporaneous remarks during the Meeting with the Leaders of Regions I and II, Mansion House, Baguio City, March 15, 1981.
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