My mother, who then became President, also had an enduring message: the democracy that we had regained at such a high price could be ensured only by a vigorous commitment to making its institutions work.
而后来成为了菲律宾总统的我母亲也一直怀着一个理念：只有不懈推行民主，才能保卫我们付出极大代价争取回来的民主制度。