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...Aquino made it clear that he intended to return in the near future to his homeland. Although he said "Harvard is like a second home to me." Aquino stated several times that he felt both restless and a little useless because he was so far away from the center of his concerns. "My place is in the Philippines that is where I belong," he said, adding that "while my stay here has been invaluable for the time it has given me to think and talk with others. This is not the place I can do the most good...
Although he wasn't sure what role he would play in the political life of the Philippines upon his return. Aquino spoke with certainty about the future for democracy in his country. "There was a strong democratic tradition in the Philippines before Marcos imposed martial law and there is no reason we cannot return to that and prosper True, we didn't have a perfect society, but then no democracy should have such a pretension. We can only strive continually to make things better...
About an hour into our talk. Aquino suddenly remembered an appointment he had to keep and asked it we could continue our discussion another time I assured him I already had enough information to write an article, but he insisted, so we set another date. But because of Aquino's increasingly hectic schedule and the impending conclusion of the academic year, we failed to meet, and the article went unwritten. I never saw Aquino again...
...escorted me out of his office to the elevator down the hall. Aquino spoke affectionately about some of his CFIA colleagues whose names were written on the doors we passed. Then looking pensive, he said one final thing. "You know, democracy is a very slow process that seems so frustrating at times. But for now, it's the best system we have...
Benigno S. Aquino, April...