History should not be left to the historians. Rather, be like Churchill. Make history, and then write it.

In the Philippines, the host should always be willing to defer to the wishes of the guest.

To write history is so difficult that most historians are forced to make concessions to the technique of legende.

I often wonder what I will be remembered in history for. Scholar? Military hero? Builder?

To write our constitution is for the past, the present, and the future to come together all at once in one single motion, in one single heave, one single cry. For we correct the errors of the past and chart a new course for the future, based on the experience of the present.

My countrymen: we have reached a turning point in our history. The choice is yours. Shall we venture into this brave new world, bright with possibilities, or retreat to the safety of our familiar but sterile past? I am for crossing the frontier.