A biography for Ferdinand Marcoshasn’t been written yet.
“So long as I'm president, communism will not thrive here.”
“Let us not be carried away by the undisguised agitations of leaders who virtually asked people to take the law into their own hands.”
“We do not postpone the participation of the lower classes of our people in the profits of economic enterprise, and in other countries, they do postpone it. In the long run, I think our policy is better, and we stand by it.”
“Little boys have amazing minds.”
“President Reagan has no enemies in the Phillipines.”
“The one indisputable reality of dictatorship is that dissent, insult, and malevolent language do not go unpunished if it is allowed at all.”
“We dare not supress thoughts, but when they are expressed through violence, like the idea that power comes from the barrel of a gun, they must be dealt with and met accordingly.”
“Let us not be so naive as to think that revolution is just a matter of social or economic discontent.”
“History should not be left to the historians. Rather, be like Churchill. Make history, and then write it.”
“How can I wage political battle against a widow who does not mean anyone any harm except only the president himself?”
“The permissiveness of society must be balanced with authoritativeness.”
“Nobody is impervious to misfortune.”
“My life has been devoted to the upliftment of the Filipino by reestablishing his identity and dignity.”
“My friends in the opposition have forgotten that the constitution of the Philippines was amended in 1973 with their participation. The constitution mandates the administration, including the Batasan, or legislature, to convert slowly into a semiparliamentary form of government. The president in such a situation can issue decrees and edicts.”
“I can understand the Cultural Revolution of Mao Tse-tung.”
“The challenge to Asia is to discard the dry, meatless bone of mysticism and fatalism.”
“There are many things we do not want about the world. Let us not just mourn them. Let us change them.”
“I am not afraid to go to jail.”
“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.”
“I would like to see whether my supposed successors can really operate the government without causing a crisis.”