Ferdinand Marcos was a former president of the Philippines. He was born on September 11, 1917, and died on September 28, 1989. Marcos served as the president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986, known for his authoritarian rule and corruption.
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“It is not a choice of life, it is a choice of death. If this is life, I'd rather die.”
“I often wonder what I will be remembered in history for. Scholar? Military hero? Builder?”
Source: A Dialogue with My People: Selected Speeches of Ferdinand E. Marcos, September 1972-September 1973
“We love your adherence to democratic principles and to democratic processes.”
Source: Marcos Speaks: Quotations from the Man who Leads the Democratic Revolution in the Philippines
“Elect me as your congressman today, I promise you an Ilocano president in 20 years.”
“Of what good is democracy if it is not for the poor?”
Source: The New Philippine Republic: A Third World Approach to Democracy
“There are many things we do not want in this world. Let us not just mourn them; let us change them”
“The permissiveness of society must be balanced with authoritativene ss.”