Armed Forces of the Philippines

The military in command

by Luis V. TeodoroJuly 14, 2017

Duterte assumes that the views of the police and military on what is after all a political question would be so absolutely reliable he would have no choice but to implement them.

"The rebel undoubtedly demands a certain degree of freedom for himself; but in no case, if he is consistent, does he demand the right to destroy the existence and the freedom of others. He humiliates no one. The freedom he claims, he claims for all; the freedom he refuses, he forbids everyone to enjoy. He is not only the slave against the master, but also man against the world of master and slave. Thanks to rebellion, there is something more in history than the relationship between mastery and servitude."

The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt
Albert Camus

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