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The divine flame of thought is inextinguishable in the Filipino people, and somehow or other it will shine forth and compel recognition. It is impossible to brutalize the inhabitants of the Philippines! Jose Rizal

People Impossible Philippines Will Thought Shine Flame Other Recognition Somehow Divine Forth Inhabitants Filipino Compel

While a people preserves its language; it preserves the marks of liberty. Jose Rizal

People Liberty Language Preserves Marks While

Experience has everywhere shown us, and especially in the Philippines, that the classes which are better off have always been addicted to peace and order because they live comparatively better and may be the losers in civil disturbances. Jose Rizal

Rich people are afraid to die. Rodrigo Duterte

People Rich Die Afraid Rich People

We must weed out corruption and build a strong system of justice that the people can trust. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Justice Trust Corruption People Strong Weed Build System Out Must

The people no longer has confidence in its former protectors, now its exploiters and executioners. The masks have fallen. Jose Rizal

Confidence People Masks Longer Protector Fallen Former Now

The cancer that demands our urgent attention is corruption and poverty. Miriam Defensor-Santiago

Corruption Cancer Poverty Our Attention Demands Urgent

The Philippines has vast minerals that are still untapped. It has one of the world's largest deposits of gold, nickel, copper and chromite. Through responsible mining, we intend to generate more revenues from the extraction of these resources. Benigno Aquino III

World Philippines Extraction Resources Minerals Mining Responsible More Vast Through Generate Untapped Revenues Still Intend Gold Nickel Largest Copper

We want to uplift the culture of Filipino - our respect to our elders, how we pray before we eat and sleep. These are things the younger generations tend to forget because of our exposure to other cultures. Coco Martin

My reading of philosophy and history is desultory; I know so much and yet so little. F. Sionil Jose

History Reading Philosophy Know Little Much

I was deposed by a coup d'etat, by friends that I trusted and aided by the American Government. Ferdinand Marcos

Government Aided Coup Trusted Friends American American Government

So long as I'm president, communism will not thrive here. Ferdinand Marcos

Communism Will Long Thrive President Here

The Philippines and the U.S. have had a strong relationship with each other for a very long time now. We have a shared history. We have shared values, democracy, freedom, and we have been in all the wars together in modern history, the World War, Second World War, Cold War, Vietnam, Korea, now the war on terrorism. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

War Time Freedom Relationship Democracy Terrorism History Together World Strong Philippines Values Long Long Time Cold Other Cold War Had Shared Korea Been Very Very Long Time Modern Modern History Vietnam Wars Each Now Second World War Second World War

I believe that transparency is the solution to our problem on corruption. Grace Poe

Corruption Problem Believe Our Solution Transparency

A broken immigration system means broken families and broken lives. Jose Antonio Vargas

Broken Immigration System Families Means Lives

We young Filipinos are trying to make over a nation and must not halt in our march, but from time to time turn our gaze upon our elders. We shall wish to read in their countenances approval of our actions. Jose Rizal

Time Wish Nation Young Our Gaze Approval Must Shall Over Make Read Halt Trying From Time To Time Turn Elders Actions March

The Filipino embraces civilization and lives and thrives in every clime, in contact with every people. Jose Rizal

People Thrive Every Embraces Civilization Contact Filipino Lives

The batteries are gradually becoming charged, and if the prudence of the government does not provide an outlet for the currents that are accumulating, some day the spark will be generated. Jose Rizal

Government Day Will Batteries Charged Some Outlet Does Becoming Provide Accumulate Prudence Gradually Currents Spark

If the Philippines secure their independence after heroic and stubborn conflicts, they can rest assured that neither England, nor Germany, nor France, and still less Holland, will dare to take up what Spain has been unable to hold. Jose Rizal

Philippines Will Independence Rest Heroic Assured France Dare Unable Secure Has-Been Neither Stubborn Take Still Been Nor Up Germany Hold After Conflicts Spain Holland Less England

Of what use are all the codes in the world, if by means of confidential reports, if for trifling reasons, if through anonymous traitors any honest citizen may be exiled or banished without a hearing, without a trial? Jose Rizal

World Citizen Trial Trifling Through Anonymous Without Hearing Traitors Reports Any Banished May Confidential Means Use Reasons Codes Honest

I remember as a little boy I ate one meal a day and sometimes slept in the street. I will never forget that and it inspires me to fight hard, stay strong and remember all the people of my country, trying to achieve better for themselves. Manny Pacquiao

Day Me Fight People Strong Better Sometimes Remember Achieve Will Country Meal Slept Ate Stay Stay Strong Inspires Never Never Forget Boy Forget Trying Little Themselves Hard Street

I articulate the deepest need of the Filipino people, which is reform of a corrupt culture. Miriam Defensor-Santiago

Culture People Corrupt Reform Articulate Which Filipino Deepest Need

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