Ang kalayaan ay isang responsibilidad na dapat pangalagaan ng bawat mamamayan. Freedom is a responsibility that every citizen must safeguard. Elpidio Quirino
Ang kalayaan ay may kalakip na tungkulin; ito’y dapat gamitin nang may malasakit at pananagutan. Freedom comes with responsibility; it must be used with compassion and accountability. Elpidio Quirino
Ang bawat mamamayan ay may tungkulin sa kanyang bayan na hindi maaaring talikuran o ipagpaliban. Every citizen has a duty to their nation that cannot be neglected or postponed. Manuel Roxas
Ang kalayaan ay hindi dapat ipagpalit sa anumang uri ng kaginhawaan o kaluwagan. Freedom should not be traded for any form of comfort or ease. Manuel Roxas
Brother of Imelda; made fortune in business under Marcos. Known as “Kokoy,” was ambassador to Washington, but spent most of time in Manila. (In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines - Stanley Karnow)