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Talking History: Conversations with Teodoro A. Agoncillo QUOTES

Talking History: Conversations with Teodoro A. Agoncillo QUOTES

1 " Mahirap ngayon ang educational system. They're out for the degree, not knowledge. "

― Ambeth R. Ocampo , Talking History: Conversations with Teodoro A. Agoncillo

2 " History deals with the past, not with the future. We use history to avoid the mistakes of the past, not to recreate the very same events. You cannot. "

― Ambeth R. Ocampo , Talking History: Conversations with Teodoro A. Agoncillo

3 " You see, this is one big defect of many people... They see nothing good in people they don't like. And this is dangerous. "

― Ambeth R. Ocampo , Talking History: Conversations with Teodoro A. Agoncillo

4 " It's stupidity to continue using a method which is proven to be useless [and] fruitless. It's a waste of manpower. "

― Ambeth R. Ocampo , Talking History: Conversations with Teodoro A. Agoncillo

5 " What history is not biased? Show me a historian, a real historian who is not biased!...History is never objective. "

― Ambeth R. Ocampo , Talking History: Conversations with Teodoro A. Agoncillo

6 " No matter how good a President you are, if the historian is hostile to you, he will emphasize your errors and break down your merits... without departing from the facts. "

― Ambeth R. Ocampo , Talking History: Conversations with Teodoro A. Agoncillo

7 " There is a great similarity between legal evidence and historical evidence. The only difference lies in the fact that in legal evidence it is the judge who determines whether the account of a witness is acceptable or not... The historian is prosecuting attorney and defense attorney and the judge all rolled into one, and he is the narrator and the interpreter. "

― Ambeth R. Ocampo , Talking History: Conversations with Teodoro A. Agoncillo

8 " The role of the Filipino historian must be the role of all historians. There is, of course, [Filipino history], but as rule, the role of the historian is to tell the truth-- in so far as documents are concerned. "

― Ambeth R. Ocampo , Talking History: Conversations with Teodoro A. Agoncillo

9 " I am not stamped by the majority. The herd may go anywhere I will not go with them. "

― Ambeth R. Ocampo , Talking History: Conversations with Teodoro A. Agoncillo

10 " History is written by every generation. Every generation writes its own history using the same sources. The interpretations vary according to time. "

― Ambeth R. Ocampo , Talking History: Conversations with Teodoro A. Agoncillo

11 " They know that Marcos will not give in, so why continue? The only thing that [people have to do] is not pay taxes. Wher will the government get money? Nanghihinayang ako sa life na nawala, because I know Marcos will not give in. "

― Ambeth R. Ocampo , Talking History: Conversations with Teodoro A. Agoncillo

12 " We always depend on the government to do this and that for us. No government can do that. Always it is with the cooperation of the people. The people must cooperate with the government. The government will think of ways to improve the welfare of the people, but the people will have to help themselves. "

― Ambeth R. Ocampo , Talking History: Conversations with Teodoro A. Agoncillo

13 " Maganda ang kastila. It is beautiful, lalo pa kung nagmumura. "

― Ambeth R. Ocampo , Talking History: Conversations with Teodoro A. Agoncillo

14 " That is why I'm not in favor of the UP today which is too big, because the standard goes down. The reason is that the bigger a University becomes, the bigger the problems regarding the faculty. "

― Ambeth R. Ocampo , Talking History: Conversations with Teodoro A. Agoncillo

15 " It is useless to think of what would have happened. "

― Ambeth R. Ocampo , Talking History: Conversations with Teodoro A. Agoncillo

16 " A biography should be faithful to the truth. I do not believe that a biography of a man should be all praises, it should be both [praise and criticism] because it is not bad to show the human side of a person. You make him human by painting the defects. "

― Ambeth R. Ocampo , Talking History: Conversations with Teodoro A. Agoncillo

17 " The attitude of a student in history should be do not accept anything until proven otherwise. Doubt everything including your parentage! Including your parentage! "

― Ambeth R. Ocampo , Talking History: Conversations with Teodoro A. Agoncillo

18 " History is re-creation while literature is creation. "

― Ambeth R. Ocampo , Talking History: Conversations with Teodoro A. Agoncillo

19 " Politeness is good only in social relations, because to be polite in literary or academic [matters] would be to be dishonest. Ipinasa mo out of politeness? Our of kwan to the father or...No! "

― Ambeth R. Ocampo , Talking History: Conversations with Teodoro A. Agoncillo

20 " In the time of writing you have to forget the present, if you can do that. Try to live in the period you are writing. "

― Ambeth R. Ocampo , Talking History: Conversations with Teodoro A. Agoncillo