I acknowledged that I owed my presidency to People Power. I resolved during my presidency that I would in turn empower the people.

It is true you cannot eat freedom and you cannot power machinery with democracy. But then neither can political prisoners turn on the light in the cells of a dictatorship.

The media's power is frail. Without the people's support, it can be shut off with the ease of turning a light switch.

As I came to power peacefully, so shall I keep it.

I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life.

I would like to ask all the Filipino people to pray together, to help each other so that we will be able to preserve the democracy we restored 20 years ago.