Manuel L. Quezon

Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina (August 19, 1878 – August 1, 1944) was the first president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. He is considered the second President of the Philippines, after Emilio Aguinaldo (whose administration did not receive international recognition at the time and is not considered the first president by the United States).

Quotes

"I prefer a country run like hell by Filipinos to a country run like heaven by Americans. Because, however bad a Filipino government might be, we can always change it."

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"My loyalty to my party ends where my loyalty to my country begins."

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"Social Justice is far more beneficial when applied as a matter of sentiment, and not of law."

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