21/08/2026
βThe moment you say no to tyranny, you are beginning the struggle, the long lonely road to freedom. And so I ask this afternoon, please say no and learn to say no. No to tyranny! No to corruption! No to all this degradation of human dignity! Because then, I feel the true air of your fathers who before you have shed their blood for our freedoms.β
- Ninoy at the freedom rally symposium by the Movement for Free Philippines (MFP); Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles, California; February 15, 1981. He was a supporter of freedom of speech, justice, and people power, which are the foundations of democracy.
https://www.sunlife.com.ph/en/life-goals/live-life-brighter/5-bright-lessons-from-ninoy-aquino/