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

My life has been devoted to the upliftment of the Filipino by reestablishing his identity and dignity.

Whatever be the challenges, whatever be the obstacles before us, I say to you as I say to everybody else that we will overcome.

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.

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 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.