Elect me as your congressman today, I promise you an Ilocano president in 20 years.

Little boys have amazing minds.

Leadership is the other side of the coin of loneliness, and he who is a leader must always act alone. And acting alone, accept everything alone.

I was reminded as I was reviewing my life, that I have been in too many conflicts, too many wars, political battles, military battles, civil strifes in government. And always one lesson stands out and that is, those whom you fight most passionately often turn out to be your best friends.

Elect me as your congressman today, I promise you an Ilocano president in 20 years.

Some people say the president is incapable of enforcing the law. Let them say that once more and I will set the tanks on them.

The challenge to America is to extend to Asia the defensive shield of American power in forms consonant with Asian freedom and self-respect.