Because of this, when that interview was published, the controversy continued and became more volatile. The point of view that Agoncillo used in the interpretation of Philippine history continued until the middle of 1980 when he agreed to have an interview with Ambeth Ocampo, whose aim in the three days interview was to get the spontaneous answers of Agoncillo to his questions. But if the one selling his rights is an educated man, it is sad because instead of becoming the symbol of integrity and discipline he became the symbol of what is rotten in our society. If we see an illiterate man who is selling his rights for a small token fee we are not surprise because that person is ignorant and has no knowledge of his rights. For him nationalism is not only on looking after our own, but also in the selection of people who would run the government, people whose goals in life was not to make them rich and acquire power to serve their own interest.
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