To be part of the nation is to care about what happens to it. -- Randy David

To be part of the nation is to care about what happens to it. It is to see our personal lives as inextricably linked to its successes and failures. This identification allows us not only to share in the glory of the nation’s achievements, but also to feel accountable for its ruin.

-- Randy David (13 June 2009, The Philippine Daily Inquirer)