Miguel Syjuco Quotes

I believe to go along to get along is unpatriotic. I believe that agreeing with your government on everything they do is unpatriotic. I believe a patriot stands up and holds your government's feet to the fire. Because if you do that, you will get good government.

Moral cowardice that keeps us from speaking our minds is as dangerous to this country as irresponsible talk.

My life will not be defined by a single political campaign. Those will come and go. But what has driven me to run for elected office in the past still drives me today: the knowledge that heroes do walk among us with tremendous strength and power.

I have tremendous admiration for everyone who enters the political arena so long as their goal is to do what they believe is right for the people of New York.

I never got into politics for it to be a career. It doesn't take a lot of strength to hang on. It takes a lot of strength to let go.

Sometimes the way you respond to horrific, evil deeds is the measure of one's self as a man, as a nation, as people, as a community.

The duty of youth is to challenge corruption.

With the war and everything that's going on, unless you're Susan Sarandon, the best route is to keep your mouth shut. For me it is, anyway!

I personally think artists should criticize the government as much as possible since, unlike politicians, they do not have to obtain votes.

We have a right to know and a duty to discover what you think of the great constitutional issues of our time.

When the people's voice cannot be heard, that's when we make mistakes.

I wouldn't call the Prime Minister gutless. That's all that's left of him.

The nation becomes the master of its fate not only when it has many good sons, but also when it possesses enough strength to restrain its bad ones.

Consciences keep silence more often than they should, that's why laws were created.

No one is too young to do the right thing.

We must know what we think and speak out, even at the risk of unpopularity. In the final analysis, a democratic government represents the sum total of the courage and the integrity of its individuals. It cannot be better than they are.

Those who dare to speak out about major public events may not receive tangible benefits, but they receive the very considerable reward of high moral reputation among fellow Chinese as well as in the international community.

President Kennedy has done some significant things. At the same time I must say that President Kennedy hasn’t not done enough and we must remind him that we elected him.

When we speak freely, let us speak plainly, for plain speech is wholesome; especially, plain speech about public affairs and public men.

The nation becomes the master of its fate not only when it has many good sons, but also when it possesses enough strength to restrain its bad ones.

Fear brings out the best in some people and the worst in others. It's a test of character, for individuals and nations.

I think we should all be proud that we are living in a country where we can question those we put in power because, at the end of the day, they work for every citizen.

I have huge respect for whistle-blowers, people who stand up against their bosses and losing their careers, just for truth and justice.

We live inside a democracy, and you know, public will matters in a democracy. I just hope it's informed public will, and frankly, when the decisions are made, you understand the costs.

If I had simply wanted to trade on an insult to Islam, I could have done it in a sentence rather than writing a 250,000-word novel, a work of fiction.