Corazon Aquino Quotes

Corazon Aquino (1933 – 2009)

By Jone Johnson Lewis, About.com

 Politics must not remain a bastion of male dominance, for there is much that women can bring into politics that would make our world a kinder, gentler place for humanity to thrive in.

 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.

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.

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

Freedom of expression – in particular, freedom of the press – guarantees popular participation in the decisions and actions of government, and popular participation is the essence of our democracy.

One must be frank to be relevant.

It has often been said that Marcos was the first male chauvinist to underestimate me.

National leaders who find themselves wilting under the withering criticisms by members of the media, would do well not to take such criticism personally but to regard the media as their allies in keeping the government clean and honest, its services efficient and timely, and its commitment to democracy strong and unwavering.

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

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