I have sat at the sumptuous tables of power, but I have not run away with the silverware. Diosdado Macapagal More Quotes by Diosdado Macapagal More Quotes From Diosdado Macapagal The strength of the nation lies in the well-being of the common man. Diosdado Macapagal common men lying A nation is born into freedom on the day when such a people, moulded into a nation by a process of cultural evolution and sense of oneness born of common struggle and suffering, announces to the world that it asserts its natural right to liberty and is ready to defend it with blood, life, and honor. Diosdado Macapagal oneness struggle blood The other matter to which we beg leave to refer in candor has been the anxiety shown for the Constitution and civil liberties because of alleged dictatorial, impatient and vindictive tendencies on our part. This concern is without basis in fact. Diosdado Macapagal anxiety ties matter
