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Claro M. Recto saw the lack of Philippine nationalism as the reason behind the weak, docile and unassertive policies of our government. This, in turn, resulted in foreign control of the Philippine economy.
— Eva Estrada Kalaw
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Notes from Wikiquote p. 38
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