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I am not an icon of democracy. You are all, collectively, the icon of democracy.

Corazon Aquino

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Corazon Aquino
Age: 76 †
Born: 1933
Born: January 25
Died: 2009
Died: August 1
Former President Of The Philippines
Human Rights Activist
Politician
Cory
Tita Cory
Maria Corazon Sumulong
Cojuangco
Corazon Cory Aquino
Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino
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You, the foreign media, have been the companion of my people in its long and painful journey to freedom.
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I don't have any formula for ousting a dictator or building democracy. All I can suggest is to forget about yourself and just think of your people. It's always the people who make things happen.
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I believe that during these times, we should not forget that many sacrificed to regain our democracy. We cannot just keep quiet because that is what happened during martial law. Our dictator then believed that he can do anything to keep himself in power.
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It is not I who have been consigned to the bedroom of history.
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The politicians think that I have not included enough of them the nonpoliticians think that I have gone back to the old ways and the mass public groups think I have forgotten them.
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It's not just in politics that you can be a servant of the people, you can do it in so many other ways.
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Reconciliation should be accompanied by justice, otherwise it will not last. While we all hope for peace it shouldn't be peace at any cost but peace based on principle, on justice.
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I guess my religious faith sustained me more than anything else. Family is also very important. If I didn't have children, it would have been too difficult. Even if you are strong, you still need people who would support you all the way.
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It's very simple, I just tell my sad story, and people weep.
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I know there isn't anything I can do that will please everybody. But if I have done according to my beliefs, I sleep very very well.
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Let's continue to pray for each other and ask the Lord to bring us closer to each other. He (God) will bring us not only 79 votes, but more than 79 (votes).
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I acknowledged that I owed my presidency to People Power. I resolved during my presidency that I would in turn empower the people.
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The nation was awakened by that deafening shot.
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I salute the 51 congressmen who voted (for the impeachment complaints.) It's not over yet. There will always be hope.
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You have spent many lives and much treasure to bring freedom to many lands that were reluctant to receive it. And here you have a people who won it by themselves and need only the help to preserve it.
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I would like to ask the many Filipino people to pray together, to help each other so that we will be able to preserve the democracy we restored 20 years ago.
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I was very privileged and really blessed with so many material and spiritual gifts that I should give back, ... I should do something for my people, but ... it's not just in politics that you can be a servant of the people, you can do it in so many other ways.
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I just do whatever it is that I believe I should do, regardless of the risks to my life.
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