Himagsikang 1896Himagsikang 1896

"Pagkatapos ng 125 taón na ang dapat maging lundo ng ating pagbabalik sa kasaysayan ng Katipunan. Maaaring inililigáw lámang táyo ng pagdedebate kung sino ang bayani kina Rizal at Bonifacio. Kapuwa silá pambansang bayani ng Filipinas. Maaaring sinasáyang lámang natin ang panahon sa pagdedebate king may kasalanan ba si Aguinaldo sa pgpatay kay Bonifacio. Biktima si Aguinaldo ng kaniyang sariling mga lunggati at ng ambisyon ng kinabibilangan niyang pangkating mayaman at edukado na ̈sakyan at pamunuan̈ ang Himagsikang Filipino. Wala na táyong magagawa sa lahat ng mga naganap noong 1896-1897. Ngunit maraming mahuhugot na leksiyon para sa pagkakaisa at kaunlaran ng ating bayan." --
"After 125 years, our return to the history of the Katipunan should be relaxed. Debating about who is the hero, Rizal or Bonifacio, may only mislead us. They are both national heroes of the Philippines. We may just be wasting time debating whether Aguinaldo was guilty of killing Bonifacio. Aguinaldo was a victim of his own aspirations and the ambition of the wealthy and educated group which he belonged to, to lead the Filipino Revolution. There is nothing we can do about all that happened in 1896-1897. But there are many lessons to be learned about the unity and development of our people."--