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...Benigno Aquino stood in his Center for International Affairs (CFIA) office weating a sheepish smile and waging what appeared to be a losing battle against a mass of papers and documents that cluttered his small desk...
...mess, Aquino explained, was the result of a half-completed book on the history of democracy in the Philippines. Writing, he said, was proving more difficult than he had anticipated. "But whenever I feel frustrated by the lack of progress." Aquino added, "the passion for my subject gives me a push and I carry...
Even a short visit with Aquino would no doubt have sufficed to convince anyone that his avowed passion for his Philippines carried over to life in general. During our hour together, Aquino laughed frequently and talked with near contagious warmth about the University, faculty and students he had encountered--and the United States. And when he spoke in admiration of this nation's democratic system, he did so with an almost wide-eyed delight of having discovered something new, not the haughty aloofness one might expect from a leading political figure...
...brief discussion centered on the political situation in Manila and Aquino's plan for the future. Like others who have talked with him. I was surprised at the opposition leader's lack of hatred for President Marcos. Though Aquino argued eloquently against the imposition of martial law in the Philippines and decried the authoritarian nature of Marcos regime, he expressed some sympathy for a man whose government had sentenced Aquino to death...
...Although I believe that Marcos's policies are a catastrophic for my country. I also think Marcos believes what he is doing is right." Aquino said "I personally wish for nothing more than to convince him with words not violence, that he is wrong...