Ferdinand Marcos Quotes
1917–1989 Philippines
Ferdinand Edralin Marcos (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986.
Also known as: Ferdinand Edralin Marcos, Marcos, Ferdinand Edralin
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Of what good is democracy if it is not for the poor?
Notes on the New Society of the Philippines (1973)
My spirit will rise from the grave and the world shall know that I was right.
Leadership is the other side of the coin of loneliness, and he who is a leader must always act alone. And in acting alone, accept everything alone.
Elect me as your congressman today, I promise you an Ilocano president in 20 years.
Election speech as candidate for Congress (1949)
Authority must be utilized by government to attain certain noble objective but this authority must be circumscribed.
You are repetitious and stupid.
No matter how strong and dedicated a leader may be, he must find root and strength amongst the people. He alone cannot save a nation. He may guide, he may set the tone, he may dedicate himself and risk his life, but only the people may save themselves.
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.
I have committed many sins in my life. But stealing money from the government, from the people, is not one of them.
The foundation upon which our nation stands is much richer and firmer than the sympathies that may occasionally divide us. And we never know this more truly than in Christmas time. In good times or in bad, under clear skies or under the shadow of uncertainty, the Christmas message is the imperishable one of joy, hope and brotherhood.
My countrymen, as of the twenty-third of this month, I signed Proclamation #1081 placing the entire Philippines under Martial Law.