You, the foreign media, have been the companion of my people in its lo… — Quoted

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“You, the foreign media, have been the companion of my people in its long and painful journey to freedom.”

Corazon Aquino · Freedom

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Corazon Aquino

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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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.

Freedom

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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.

Freedom