"By and large, our political system has betrayed……" — Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
"By and large, our political system has betrayed its promise to each new generation of Filipinos, not a few of whom are voting with their feet, going abroad and leaving that system behind."
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Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
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67 Quotes by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has 67 quotes on this site.
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I want justice to be so pervasive that it will be taken for granted, just as injustice is taken for…
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The power of one, if fearless and focused, is formidable, but the power of many working together is better.
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We have the hardest working people in the world, the most adaptable and the most congenial to employ.
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While there's been much progress on terrorism, there's still much work to do and it is very important that the…
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I sow; my successor reaps. This is the majesty of democracy.
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In the time one is given, the steward must make the most of the talents one is given by the…
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I want ordinary people to enjoy a decent standard of living, with ever increasing security, comfort and joy.
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It is simply the truth that the political system that I am part of has degenerated to the point that…
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I'm not worried. I'm in control.
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Now I ask you to make your sacrifice. Take a gamble. I took the plunge and I'm glad of it.
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We must promote solid traits such as work ethics, a dignified lifestyle, matching actions to rhetoric, performance rather than grandstanding.
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The Philippines and the U.S. have had a strong relationship with each other for a very long time now. We…
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More Abroad Quotes
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one of 501 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long…
— Saint Augustine
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By faithfulness we are collected and wound up into unity within ourselves, whereas we had been scattered abroad in multiplicity.
— Saint Augustine
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Cheney is a terrorist. He terrorizes our enemies abroad and innocent citizens here at home indiscriminately.
— Alec Baldwin
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America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy.
— John Quincy Adams
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It could be argued that, in Thailand, many foreigners have come and gone, and the number of people who are…
— Bhumibol Adulyadej
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I wish I could adjust my voice, but it's just what's happened to me. It's because I've lived abroad for…
— Bill Bryson
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Death is only a larger kind of going abroad.
— Samuel Butler
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The two things I was positive about in life were that I was going to be a teacher at a…
— Tucker Carlson
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Every human being has a work to carry on within, duties to perform abroad, influence to exert, which are peculiarly…
— William Ellery Channing
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When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own…
— Winston Churchill
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Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to…
— Kofi Annan
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We should strengthen our immigration laws to prevent the importation of foreign wages and working conditions. We should make it…
— Edward Kennedy
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