Quotes by Ferdinand Marcos

About Ferdinand Marcos:

Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr. was a Filipino politician who served as President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled under martial law from 1972 until 1981 and his regime as dictator was known for corruption, extravagance, and brutality.
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Leadership is the other side of the coin of loneliness, and he who is a leader must always act alone. And acting alone, accept everything alone.

Ferdinand Marcos

Little boys have amazing minds.

Ferdinand Marcos

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

Ferdinand Marcos

Freedom is not just declared; it is exercised.

Ferdinand Marcos

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

Ferdinand Marcos

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

Ferdinand Marcos

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

Ferdinand Marcos

The challenge to Asia is to discard the dry, meatless bone of mysticism and fatalism.

Ferdinand Marcos

America must realize, there are conditions she must accept in Asia. The first is a diversity of Asian cultures, governments, economic and political systems; the second, that to run against the tide of Asian nationalism is worse than impractical - it ...

Ferdinand Marcos

The U.S. State Department has a consistent record of error in the assessment of Asian situations and judging Red Chinese intentions.

Ferdinand Marcos

Once a champion, always a champion.

Ferdinand Marcos

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

Ferdinand Marcos

Filipinos are not worse than any other colonized people except that our colonization was a little longer, and the independence movement was always dictated in political terms, never in social ones. We borrowed terms, but we didn't understand them.

Ferdinand Marcos

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.

Ferdinand Marcos

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

Ferdinand Marcos

Nobody is impervious to misfortune.

Ferdinand Marcos

I was deposed by a coup d'etat, by friends that I trusted and aided by the American Government.

Ferdinand Marcos

The permissiveness of society must be balanced with authoritativeness.

Ferdinand Marcos

Author Bio

  • NameFerdinand Marcos
  • DescriptionPhilippine politician and President
  • BornSeptember 11, 1917
  • DiedSeptember 28, 1989
  • CountryPhilippines
  • ProfessionPolitician; Entrepreneur
  • AwardsOrder Of Isabella The Catholic