Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Manuel L. Quezon

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Filipino president Manuel L. Quezon.

Last updated on November 15, 2024.

Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina,, also known by his initials MLQ, was a Filipino statesman, soldier and politician who served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 until his death in 1944. He was the first Filipino to head a government of the entire Philippines, and is considered to have been the second president of the Philippines, after Emilio Aguinaldo (1899–1901), whom Quezon defeated in the 1935 presidential election.

Filipino - President | August 19, 1878 - August 1, 1944

Source: Wikipedia

I would rather have a country run like hell by Filipinos than a country run like heaven by the Americans, because however a bad Filipino government might be, we can always change it.

Manuel L. Quezon

I want our people to be like a molave tree, strong and resilient, standing on the hillsides, unafraid of the rising tide, lighting and the storm, confident of its strength.

Manuel L. Quezon