Ang tagumpay ng isang bansa ay hindi lamang nasusukat sa yaman, kundi sa dangal ng kanyang mamamayan. The success of a nation is not only measured by wealth but by the honor of its people. Manuel L. Quezon
Mas nais ko pa ang isang pamahalaang Pilipino kahit magulo kaysa pamahalaang Amerikano na perpekto. I prefer a government run like hell by Filipinos to a government run like heaven by Americans. Manuel L. Quezon
Mas pipiliin ko pang pamunuan tayo ng mga Pilipino kahit magulo kaysa pamunuan ng mga Amerikano kahit perpekto, sapagkat kahit gaano kapangit ang pamahalaan ng Pilipino, maaari natin itong palitan. I would rather have a country run like hell by Filipinos than a...
Ang dangal ng ating bansa ay nasa kamay ng bawat mamamayan na nagnanais ng tunay na kalayaan. The honor of our nation lies in the hands of every citizen who desires true freedom. Claro M. Recto
Leader of nationalist forces, first against Spain in 1896; later fought against the United States beginning in 1899. Declared independence of Philippines in June 1898; proclaimed president of first Philippine republic in January 1899. Courageous but naïve, believed that United States would back his cause. Captured by Americans in March 1901 after fighting for two years, pledged allegiance to United States. Died in 1964 at age of ninety-four. (In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines - Stanley Karnow)
