Excerpts from the Introduction of the book:“This is a personal story – of moments which, in my view, could have influenced the drift of contemporary Philippine history, if I had made the right decisions. This conclusion could dangerously lead many to uncontrollable laughter, if they do not know me. Worse, a parade of detractors will continue charging me of desperately trying to lift my chair, if they still do not know me. But I am not new to these charges. They have dogged me all the days of my life. And I enjoyed every moment of it, and still do, thus this book.”
“This book is an attempt to educate the young on the power of ideas, the value of principles, and the need to grab opportunities that present themselves to an individual, who has to make a definitive choice between principles on the one hand and the interest if the people and the country on the other. Many Filipinos view efforts to change the existing systems — political, social and economic — as quixotic, considering the embedded cycle and culture of corruption in the country. This idea of being quixotic runs against the grain of historical developments.”
