Books and Writings (and Quotations) of the Late President Ferdinand E Marcos*
(Born September 11, 1917, died September 28, 1989)
Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa ("One Nation, One Spirit")
National motto of the Philippines from 1978 to 1986,
during the presidency of President Ferdinand Marcos.
Dr Abe V Rotor
"No matter how strong and dedicated a leader may be, he must find root and strength amongst the people. He alone cannot save a nation. He may guide, he may set the tone, he may dedicate himself and risk his life, but only the people may save themselves." - Ferdinand Edralin Marcos (1973)
"My life has been devoted to the upliftment of the Filipino by reestablishing his identity and dignity." - Ferdinand Marcos
"Of what good is democracy if it is not for the poor?" - Ferdinand Edralin Marcos (1982). “The New Philippine Republic: A Third World Approach to Democracy”
"Teach those who lead to act with firmness but with humility, with humility but with wisdom, with wisdom but with justice, and with justice but with compassion, and teach those who follow the true duties of being men and being members of a community of men." - Ferdinand Marcos
"The foundation upon which our nation stands is much richer and firmer than the sympathies that may occasionally divide us. And we never know this more truly than in Christmas time. In good times or in bad, under clear skies or under the shadow of uncertainty, the Christmas message is the imperishable one of joy, hope and brotherhood." - Ferdinand Marcos, Sky, Joy, Brotherhood
"History should not be left to the historians. Rather, be like Churchill.
Make history, and then write it." - Ferdinand Marcos
"We cannot and we will not negotiate with terrorists. We have nothing but contempt for them. To conciliate differences with these people without them changing their objectives is to condemn our Republic to ultimate strangulation and death." - Ferdinand Marcos (Extemporaneous remarks during the Meeting with the Leaders of Regions I and II, Mansion House, Baguio City, March 15, 1981.)
"I was reminded as I was reviewing my life, that I have been in too many conflicts, too many wars, political battles, military battles, civil strifes in government. And always one lesson stands out and that is, those whom you fight most passionately often turn out to be your best friends." - Ferdinand Marcos (Extemporaneous speech at the Sixth Centennial Celebration of Islam in the Philippines, June 10, 1980.)
"The permissiveness of society must be balanced with authoritativeness."
- Ferdinand Marcos
"There are many things we do not want in this world. Let us not just mourn them; let us change them." - Ferdinand Marcos
The First Family at Malacañang Palace; President FEM and son,
Bongbong, present Philippine president, in a jubilant moment.
"I will fight to the last breath, even though my family cowers in terror in the palace."
- Ferdinand Marcos
President Ferdinand Marcos launches the historic Masagana-99 program that catapulted the Philippines as among the world's exporters of rice. The event is enshrined in a diorama at the NFA Grains Industry Museum at Cabanatuan
City in Central Luzon, dubbed as the country's rice granary. (photo below).
"I often wonder what I will be remembered in history for. Scholar? Military hero? Builder?" - Ferdinand Marcos
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*These books and writings are on display at Living with Nature Center, San Vicente, Ilocos Sur, for researchers and visitors in general. - AVR
PRAYER FOR THE NATION
By Former President Ferdinand E. Marcos
(1965-1986)
Father of all mankind, we ask you to look down upon your people, and fill our hearts with your spirit, that we may have the grace and the wisdom to look into ourselves, and in so doing see our weaknesses and our strengths.
So many of us have lived in corruption, greed and violence, forgetting that this nation - or any other nation - cannot survive and grow and prosper unless we learn to live as brothers, striving not for our selfish ends, but for the common good.
Give us strength to rebuild our lives, leaving forever our selfish, corrupt and derelict ways.
Make us see what we are and what we could be, open our eyes, our minds and our hearts to do the things that need to be done, and the things that we can do to make this rich and beautiful land a joy and comfort to all our people.
We have set for ourselves great and never-ending tasks; stand by us in our labors and teach us not to weary nor to lose faith, neither to seek rewards beyond what is just but rather to see in our work the full measures of our own reward and to see in it the full expressions of ourselves.
When the day's toil is ended, teach us to look to the morrow's labor as a part of our continuing sacrifice; bring us not to the temptation of luxury, ease, nor privilege; nor to the blandishments of power or comfort that corrupt, but make of us a sturdy race, self-reliant, cheerful and upright.
Teach those who lead to act with firmness but with humility, with humility but with wisdom, with wisdom but with justice, and with justice but with compassion, and teach those who follow the true duties of being men and being members of a community of men.
Cleanse us of our anger, our bitterness, and our recriminations of the past, spare us the doubts and anxieties of the present, and purify us for our sacrifice so that we may raise a people who will be their own strength today, and their own warranty against the future. ~
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