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The best evidence that we are still in a democracy is the fact that there is still an opposition.

— Francis Escudero

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Our party should be the Filipino people. And we should be loyal not only to liberals, nationalists, or other party members, but to every Filipino.

A gentleman treats his fellow man with fairness, always giving him the benefit of the doubt.

Again, good morning, thank you, and long live the Filipino people!

I pray that that common commitment would be the result of these debates.

Let her story forever inspire us and future generations of Filipinos, and serve as a constant reminder that the Filipino is worth fighting for.

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The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class shall represent and repress them in parliament!

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The law itself is the instrument of the ruling class; hence it is a logical impossibility for another class to assume power legally.

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The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletarian to the level of bourgeois stupidity.

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