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We shall be judged by history…not by what we want to do and can’t, but by what we ought to do and don’t.

— Cecilia Muñoz-Palma

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A beautiful irony which cannot be overlooked.

Marcos’ referendum to legitimize martial law can be of no far-reaching significance as it is accomplished under an atmosphere or climate of fear.

My loyalty is to the Constitution, to justice, and to the Filipino people.

When matters of conscience are at issue, one must be prepared to espouse and embrace a rightful cause, however unpopular it may be.’

Grandiose acts are not the measure of greatness; it is the small things that we do in the name of love and service to God, country and fellowmen that really counts.

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A generation which ignores history has no past —and no future.

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History, Stephen said, is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake.

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If we don’t care about our past we can’t have very much hope for our future.

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I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past, — so good night!

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