Nueva Luz vol. 20:2 | Page 32

“You and I will never fail so long as we recognize that our one and only guide is the welfare of the people, and that we subordinate ourselves to this interest.” L a w r e n c e S u m u l o n g . Tr a p o s e r i e s . 2 0 1 6 32 Nueva Luz “We are trying to pull our country out of the Dark Ages, of the dark continent into which we have been destined by the elders before us, by some of the Filipinos who forgot that they, too, are Filipinos. And while they are the elite of our society, they are not privileged to colonize or to patronize other Filipinos.” L a w r e n c e S u m u l o n g . Tr a p o s e r i e s . 2 0 1 6 Nueva Luz 33