“Son, my decision is an act of conscience. It is an act of protest against the structures of injustice that have been imposed upon our hapless countrymen. Futile and puny as it will surely appear too many, it is last my act to defiance against tyranny and dictatorship.”
– Ninoy Aquino, letter to Noynoy (Benigno Aquino III), August 25, 1973

“It is a rare privilege for me to join the Motherland in the dark dungeon where she was led back by one of her own sons whom she lavished with love and glory.”
– Ninoy Aquino, letter to Noynoy (Benigno Aquino III), August 25, 1973

“The Filipino asked for nothing more, but will surely accept nothing less than all the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the 1935 Constitution — the most sacred legacies from the founding fathers.”
– Ninoy Aquino, Last Speech, supposed to be read on Aug. 21, 1983