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<img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.kahimyang.com/resources/imelda-marcos-new-york-trial-sm.webp" alt="Imelda Marcos" />
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(The trial of First Lady Imelda R. Marcos in New York, a court room artist drawing)
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"I believe in the words of God:  " ... into your hands I commend thy spirit. Thy will be done."
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"When your mothering reaches this level of transcendence," she said, "you become the vessel of God's humanity, and God's humanity is His love made flesh."
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According to her, mothering is every human being's capacity to be creative in godliness. "Not even the mightiest sword of justice could pierce the shield of its protective mantle because beyond the laws of men, which are used repeatedly to destroy, to exploit, to persecute, to avenge and to control, there is the law of nature which is mothering, constantly radiating in all that is true, good and beautiful."
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"My life, especially during the years of governmental and legal assaults, is a testimony to this natural truth," Mrs. Marcos said.
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At first she did not want to further answer why they did that to her and former President Ferdinand E. Marcos, but then she relented when this writer pressed for an explanation.
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"Let me just cite one reason they did this to us. I chose this one because it is fraught with political, social, economic and national security implications. During my trial in New York, a prosecution witness, Timothy Khan, revealed in court: "Mrs. [Corazon 'Cory'] Aquino said, 'No prosecution, no bases,' referring, of course, to the American military bases in the Philippines."
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