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Corazon Aquino
21 quotes
“The nation was awakened by that deafening shot.”
Corazon Aquino (1933–2009) first seen 1986 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: President Corazon Aquino Thursday led tens of thousands of...", UPI (August 21, 1986)
“I am not embarrassed to tell you that I believe in miracles.”
Corazon Aquino (1933–2009) first seen 1987 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Woman of the Year", Time (January 5, 1987)
“By the grace of God and the unshakeable faith of the Filipino people, I am confident we shall pull through.”
Corazon Aquino (1933–2009) said by 2009 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The President's Penultimate Report To The People (2016-2020)
“In giving, we receive; in losing, we find; and out of defeat, we snatched our victory.”
Corazon Aquino (1933–2009) said by 2009 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“With malice towards none, with charity for all, with firmness in the rights as God gives us to see the rights, let us finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and for his orphans, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.”
Corazon Aquino (1933–2009) said by 2009 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As I came to power peacefully, so shall I keep it. That is my contract with my people and my commitment to God.”
Corazon Aquino (1933–2009) said by 2009 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“None of the good that we do is ever lost; not even the light in an empty room is wasted.”
Corazon Aquino (1933–2009) said by 2009 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2022/07/24/2197563/cory-aquinos-last-sona
“I believed that nowhere could you find more effective cures for the ills of our country — such as the habit of oppression, the inclination to corruption, betrayal of the public interest — than in the blessings of democracy: freedom; rights; transparent dealings; and a government of the people by the people themselves.”
Corazon Aquino (1933–2009) said by 2009 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Let us rather be grateful to the nation and to the historical moment for the privilege we had of being heroes.”
Corazon Aquino (1933–2009) said by 2009 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I don´t know anything about the presidency.”
Corazon Aquino (1933–2009) first seen 1985 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Aquino declared in 1985, before deciding to run against Marcos, uniting the fragmented opposition
“During Ninoy´s incarceration and before my presidency, I used to ask why it had always to be us to make the sacrifice. And then, when Ninoy died, I would say, ´Why does it have to be me now?´It seemed like we were always the sacrificial lamb.”
Corazon Aquino (1933–2009) said by 2009 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“For the first time in the history of the world, a civilian population has been called to defend the military.”
Corazon Aquino (1933–2009) said by 2009 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“People used to compare me to the ideal president, but he doesn´t exist and never existed. He has never lived.”
Corazon Aquino (1933–2009) said by 2009 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life.”
Corazon Aquino (1933–2009) said by 2009 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I firmly believe in the freedom of the press. And I accept the criticisms poured on me, painful as they are, as part and parcel of the hazards of public service, and conducive to its honest performance.”
Corazon Aquino (1933–2009) said by 2009 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2022/07/28/2198403/cory-aquinos-last-sona-ii
“It is my aim to add the distinction of shepherding our democracy through its first political succession, by clean and peaceful elections.”
Corazon Aquino (1933–2009) said by 2009 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2022/07/28/2198403/cory-aquinos-last-sona-ii
“While my power as president ends in 1992, my responsibility as a Filipino for the well-being of my country goes beyond it to my grave. A great part of that responsibility is to do the best I can today, according to my best lights, while I have the power to do it.”
Corazon Aquino (1933–2009) said by 2009 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2022/07/28/2198403/cory-aquinos-last-sona-ii
“Government often had to do what pressing realities compelled it. And if the government sometimes lacked better choices, it never lacked the sincere desire to do good.”
Corazon Aquino (1933–2009) said by 2009 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2022/07/28/2198403/cory-aquinos-last-sona-ii
“As President, I have never prayed for anything for myself; only for our people.”
Corazon Aquino (1933–2009) said by 2009 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2022/07/28/2198403/cory-aquinos-last-sona-ii
“I hope that history will judge me as favorably as our people still regard me because, as God is my witness, I honestly did the best I could. No more can be asked of any man.”
Corazon Aquino (1933–2009) said by 2009 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2022/07/28/2198403/cory-aquinos-last-sona-ii
“This is the glory of democracy, that its most solemn moment should be the peaceful transfer of power.”
Corazon Aquino (1933–2009) said by 2009 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2022/07/28/2198403/cory-aquinos-last-sona-ii