Hill Roberts: My own quotable (?) quotes

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It is needless tolerance that has put the Philippines into a quagmire of deceit, abandonment and plain neglect. 

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President Obama is told to act like a president, sound like a preacher and strike like a terrorist, in that order. 


(Ban American Military Presence in the Philippines, my reply to a post, a week or so ago)

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Hypocrisy is the downside of immorality. Too bad, both are now the norm of mankind.  - HR

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I don't believe there's such a thing as "organic" farming. It's nothing but a connivance between politicians and businesses. 

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First of all, sorry for the 24-hour delay in greeting Professor Joe and members a very Happy New Year. May it be equally good, or better. Hope you all had a lovely time!


Being a warmonger has its privileges, power,  profits and paid-up members.

(reply, Ban American Military....)

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Selling their soul to the first devil is what counts, depending of course who bids the highest. 

Comelec's insatiable appetite to con, manipulate, rig, cheat, violate and tamper the ballots, each election time)

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Freedom has a lot to do with what you think, deep in the recesses of your brain. No one can tell you whether or not you're free. The mind can only dictate whether you believe it or not. It's up to you to realise that you are, in fact, a free spirit, but limited in many ways, too. 



( My reply, Strictly Filipina: The embodiment of who we are" --when asked what freedom means, in the context of being a Filipina woman, today)

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Stopping political dynasties would be like stopping a runaway train hitting their mansions.

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One Vote means the making or breaking of an ambitious leech called the "politician".

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Hello,Joe and  members/visitors! I lost connection by accidentally logging off and couldn't remember my password, until now. I'm so sorry for the lack of communication. Please accept my apologies. Thanks!

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We are all victims of a flawed system, one way or another. The system has been accepted without question and this is where problems unravel: when it finally breaks down and no one is morally rsponsible; no one is capable of owning up to the faults, flaws and disadvantages of a system that have been silently embedding the soul of the nation and its citizens.

(In response to the suicide of a young UP-Manila student recently)

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The Japanese are a very proud people but they don't  plaster the word "proud"  on their foreheads like some cheap advert for a third rate lambanog.


(Why Filipinos must stop beating their chests shouting how proud they are to be Filipinos)

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Fear can make us afraid of perceived fear. - HR

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Still on why the recent May Elections failed again:

Those citizens who accepted bribes, or who broke the law to please their candidates and re-elected politicians must also be morally accountable. It takes two to tango no matter how it's danced.

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Why Mar Roxas can never be the president-in-waiting:


Mar Roxas isn't cut out to be anything but a rich man,whose talent for foot-dragging is becoming legendary.