Jovito Salonga Quotes

There are certain fundamental questions of right and wrong, including the crucial question of responsibility for the plunder of the nation's wealth, that must be resolved by our people, no matter how long and how much it takes. These questions and their resolution define who we are as a people - our essential character, our integrity, our tenacity and courage, and our sense of right and wrong.

As I am in the habit of saying - whenever I am asked about why evil continues to flourish in our midst up to this hour - my answer has always been: 'The reason is simple: Good men and good women get sick and tired of being good before bad men and bad women get sick and tired of being bad.