I often wonder what I will be remembered in history for. Scholar? Military hero? Builder?

Once a champion, always a champion.

History should not be left to the historians. Rather, be like Churchill. Make history, and then write it.

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.

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

We cannot and we will not negotiate with terrorists. We have nothing but contempt for them. To conciliate differences with these people without them changing their objectives is to condemn our Republic to ultimate strangulation and death.

We love your adherence to democratic principles and to democratic processes.