I do not care how brave a president is; I do not care how many medals he may wear. I do not care how well trained his guards may be. If he violates the will of the people, he shall be eliminated.

I have been called brave in my time, but brave as I may have been against foreign invaders, I have no heart to shed Filipino blood.

President Reagan has no enemies in the Phillipines.

My countrymen: we have reached a turning point in our history. The choice is yours. Shall we venture into this brave new world, bright with possibilities, or retreat to the safety of our familiar but sterile past? I am for crossing the frontier.

The primary problem in many modernizing societies is not liberty but the creation of a legitimate public order. Men may, of course, have order without liberty, but they cannot have liberty without order.

I'll take my destiny, whatever that may be, but I'm going to fight for my dignity and my honor.