Quotes from Ambeth R. Ocampo

It is ironic that many Filipinos learn to love the Philippines while abroad, not at home.

These Filipinos will be your worst enemies if you commit the imprudence of attacking the Spaniards without the necessary preparation.

We teach history to instill in new generations the values of patriotism, citizenship, and love of country, but sometimes we must also remember that we teach history so that we can liberate ourselves from the past.

as we all know from experience elections actually divide more than unite.

It is memory that has made the person I am today. Without memory we cannot form relationships, we cannot know who we are, we cannot forge our identities. The same is true for history.

History is part of our birthright. We must claim it back and make it transform our lives

You are like a garbage man, what will you do with my life story? Para kang nangangalakal ng basura!

make your children unhappy so they can face the world, but then, what is a world without children's laughter?

One just has to be observant, because when we deal with the every day we usually see, but we fail to notice.

It is one thing to know the past, but knowing what to do with it is something else. Our aim should be to be liberated from our history.

To live is to be among men and to be among men is to struggle. (From Jose Rizal's letter to his nephew Alfredo or Freding)

On this battlefield man has no better weapon than his intelligence, no other force but his heart. (From Jose Rizal's letter to his nephew Alfredo or Freding)

If there was anyone ma-porma during the Fil-American War, it was Heneral Goyo.