Former President Manuel L. Quezon was a good leader for the Philippines, according to his speech. He protected our country from lawlessness under the previous constitution. His constitution was so strong in his prime. He was not only Malacañang's spokesperson, but he also improved the country. Our government was exceptional in that it built schools, roads, hospitals, and extended social worker services. The administration was very helpful to the poor because they wanted to make the country better, but Manuel Quezon was afraid that the past government and his government would be compared since he believed the earlier government was better. He had no idea that his government was the most effective. In our own country, he showed us how to follow a policy.

           

                           The statement that piqued my interest and somehow I can relate to is that "The Filipino of today is soft, easy-going. His tendency is towards parasitism. He is uninclined to sustain strenuous effort! He lacks earnestness. Face-saving is the dominant note in the confused symphony of his existence. His sense of righteousness is often dulled by the desire for personal gain. His norm of conduct is generally prompted by expediency rather than by principle. He shows a failing in that superb courage that impels action because it is right, even at the cost of self-sacrifice. His greatest fear is not to do wrong, but to be caught doing wrong. He is frivolous in his view of life. His conception of virtue is many times conventional. He takes his religion lightly. He thinks that lip service and profession are equivalent to deep and abiding faith. He is inconstant; he lacks perseverance; the first obstacles baffle him, and he easily admits defeat. The patriotism of many Filipinos of today is skin-deep, incapable of inspiring heroic deeds. There are those who are apt to compromise with ethical principles and to regard truth as not incompatible with misrepresentation or self-deceit."