“What history is not biased? Show me a historian, a real historian who is not biased!...History is never objective.”

“The role of the Filipino historian must be the role of all historians. There is, of course, [Filipino history], but as rule, the role of the historian is to tell the truth-- in so far as documents are concerned.”

“The people who criticize me are ignorant of what history is, because the very fact that the student of history chooses what to include and what not to include in his work, is proof that history is never objective.”

“Everyone is a historian. Everyone is his own historian.”

“Who is this historian who can say that he's telling the whole truth and nothing but the whole truth. Nobody, because you're human.”

“A good historian always provides for an exit in case of fire. "Probably," "allegedly," "it is possible...”

“No matter how good a President you are, if the historian is hostile to you, he will emphasize your errors and break down your merits... without departing from the facts.”