“My loyalty to my party ends where my loyalty to my country begins.”

—  Manuel L. Quezon

The quote "My loyalty to my party ends where my loyalty to my country begins." is famous quote attributed to Manuel L. Quezon (1878–1944), president of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944.

As quoted in John Gunther's Inside Asia. (1939)

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president of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944 1878–1944

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