Quotes from Ferdinand Marcos

I have Chinese blood in me... I am not ashamed to admit that perhaps the great leaders of our country all have Chinese blood.

There are many things we do not want about the world. Let us not just mourn them. Let us change them.

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.

I have committed many sins in my life. But stealing money from the government, from the people, is not one of them.

It is easier to run a revolution than a government.

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

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

History isn't through with me yet.

I can feel it in my bones that no matter what we do, even if we do not do anything, the revolutionary government of Madame Cory Aquino will collapse.

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.

I can understand the Cultural Revolution of Mao Tse-tung.

The challenge to America is to extend to Asia the defensive shield of American power in forms consonant with Asian freedom and self-respect.

I do not care how brave a president is; I do not care how many medals he may wear. I do not care how well trained his guards may be. If he violates the will of the people, he shall be eliminated.

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

Whatever be the challenges, whatever be the obstacles before us, I say to you as I say to everybody else that we will overcome.

I'll take my destiny, whatever that may be, but I'm going to fight for my dignity and my honor.

How can I wage political battle against a widow who does not mean anyone any harm except only the president himself?

I will fight to the last breath, even though my family cowers in terror in the palace.

We have no quarrel with a policy that seeks to support human rights.

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

What we ask of the developed countries is to let the Third World find a third way.

I don't believe in courtship.It's a waste of time. If I love the person, I'll tell her right away. But for you, I'll make an exception. Just love me now, and I'll court you forever.

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

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