I See That The Flagpole Still Stands.

Years May Wrinkle The Skin, But To Give Up Interest Wrinkles The Soul. You Are As Young As Your Faith, As Old As Your Doubt; As Young As Your Self-confidence, As Old As Your Fear; As Young As Your Hope As Old As Your Despair. In The Central Place Of Every Heart There Is A Recording Chamber. So Long As It Receives Messages Of Beauty, Hope, Cheer And Courage, So Long Are You Young. When Your Heart Is Covered With The Snows Of Pessimism And The Ice Of Cynicism, Then, And Then Only, Are You Grown Old. And Then, Indeed As The Ballad Says, You Just Fade Away

Optimism Is Denial, So Face The Facts And Move On

Years Wrinkle The Skin. Giving Up Wrinkles The Soul.

In This Situation, It Becomes Vital That Our Own Country Orient Its Policies In Consonance With This Basic Evolutionary Condition Rather Than Pursue A Course Blind To The Reality That The Colonial Era Is Now Past And The Asian Peoples Covet The Right To Shape Their Own Free Destiny. What They Seek Now Is Friendly Guidance, Understanding, And Support - Not Imperious Direction - The Dignity Of Equality And Not The Shame Of Subjugation.

People Of The Philippines: I Have Returned. By The Grace Of Almighty God Our Forces Stand Again On Philippine Soil—soil Consecrated In The Blood Of Our Two Peoples. We Have Come Dedicated And Committed To The Task Of Destroying Every Vestige Of Enemy Control Over Your Daily Lives, And Of Restoring Upon A Foundation Of Indestructible Strength, The Liberties Of Your People.