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Authority has to exist before it can be limited, and it is authority that is in scarce supply in those modernizing countries where government is at the mercy of alienated intellectuals, rambunctious colonels, and rioting students.

~Ferdinand Marcos

Topics: Alienated Authority Before Countries Exist Government Intellectuals Limited Mercy Scarce Students Supply Those Where

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The one indisputable reality of dictatorship is that dissent, insult, and malevolent language do not go unpunished if it is allowed at all.

~Ferdinand Marcos

Topics: Allowed Dictatorship Dissent Go Insult Language Malevolent Reality Unpunished

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Filipino talents and skills are becoming ubiquitous in many parts of the world. Returning Filipino workers have helped improve our skills and technological standards.

~Ferdinand Marcos

Topics: Becoming Filipino Helped Improve Many Our Parts Returning Skills Standards Talents Technological Workers World Ubiquitous

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It is not true that I dictate what should be done. There is a dialogue.

~Ferdinand Marcos

Topics: Dialogue Dictate Done Should True

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For us, overseas employment addresses two major problems: unemployment and the balance of payments position.

~Ferdinand Marcos

Topics: Address Balance Employment Major Overseas Payments Position Problems Two Unemployment Us

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Let us not be carried away by the undisguised agitations of leaders who virtually asked people to take the law into their own hands.

~Ferdinand Marcos

Topics: Asked Away Carried Hands Law Leaders Let Us Own People Take Us Virtually Who

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My friends in the opposition have forgotten that the constitution of the Philippines was amended in 1973 with their participation. The constitution mandates the administration, including the Batasan, or legislature, to convert slowly into a semiparliamentary form of government. The president in such a situation can issue decrees and edicts.

~Ferdinand Marcos

Topics: Administration Amended Constitution Convert Forgotten Form Friends Government Including Issue Legislature Mandates Opposition Participation Philippines President Situation Slowly

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

~Ferdinand Marcos

Topics: Communism Here Long President Thrive Will

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We dare not supress thoughts, but when they are expressed through violence, like the idea that power comes from the barrel of a gun, they must be dealt with and met accordingly.

~Ferdinand Marcos

Topics: Accordingly Barrel Dare Dealt Expressed Gun Idea Like Met Must Power Thoughts Through Violence

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If it were true that special favors were given to some of these people because they are my cronies, then they should still be here, and they should be wealthy. But who are these cronies? If there be any cronies in government, point them out, and we will investigate.

~Ferdinand Marcos

Topics: Any Because Favors Given Government Here Investigate Out People Point Should Some Special Still Them Then True Wealthy Were Who Will

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Biography

Nationality: Filipino

Type: Statesman

Born: September 11th, 1917

Died: September 28th, 1989

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