A country's greatness depends largely upon the people in it and their unity and public spirit. A great government is one which carries out the will, and carries forward the hopes of all the people. A great government is not a government which acts merely in the interest of the majority, and deals ruthlessly with the minorities. A great government is representative of all people. It does not rule for one group, against others. Racial, sectional, religious and all other factional interest are subordinated to the commonweal, the common welfare.
A wise government utilizes all the resources, energies, and interests of the country for the purposes of the nation. A wise government will in every way promote unity, association ---not deeper separation. A wise government builds up, all through the nation, a sense of security, satisfaction, contentment and hope. That is what makes for civic morale, public spirit, loyalty. A wise government never posters, directly or indirectly, envies, prejudices, hostilities. That way lies national destruction.
We are all members of the same community; what happens to one, happens to all. ( Pres. Elpidio Quirino ).
By: Jonathan D. Gonzales
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