We intend to try by every means in our power to seize the country and create a government without bloodshed. — Sun Yat-sen Copy Share Image
Remember that a civilized nation cannot just have one party; if there were only one party, this would merely be a dictatorship.… — Sun Yat-sen Copy Share Image
We should not underestimate that: the Chinese people's ignorance. Thousands of years of despotism had been such a poison that their understanding… — Sun Yat-sen Copy Share Image
The government should train and direct the people in their acquisition of political knowledge and ability, thereby enabling them to exercise the… — Sun Yat-sen Copy Share Image
After the Manchu government had carried on wars with foreign nations and had been defeated, China was forced to sign many unequal… — Sun Yat-sen Copy Share Image
China's republican politics is like a child who just started schooling. He must have a good teacher and be surrounded by good… — Sun Yat-sen Copy Share Image
It is only after mature deliberation and thorough preparation that I have decided upon the Program of Revolution and defined the procedure… — Sun Yat-sen Copy Share Image
A political revolution must proceed simultaneously with the nationalist revolution. When we overthrow the Manchu regime, we will achieve not only a… — Sun Yat-sen Copy Share Image
The government should help and guide the weak and small racial groups within its national boundaries toward self-determination and self-government. It should… — Sun Yat-sen Copy Share Image
We know a way now to make use of democracy, and we know how to change the attitude of people towards government,… — Sun Yat-sen Copy Share Image
True is the saying: 'In order to make the world tranquil and happy, the nation must first be well governed!' — Sun Yat-sen Copy Share
The difference between the Chinese workers and foreign workers lies in the fact that the latter are oppressed only by their own capitalists and… — Sun Yat-sen Copy Share
I began to realize that, in spite of great achievements in wealth and military prowess, the great powers of Europe have not yet succeeded… — Sun Yat-sen Copy Share
One may have broad or narrow talents, but only education renders them useful. Schools set up to train people will develop the intelligence of… — Sun Yat-sen Copy Share
It is my idea to make capitalism create socialism in China so that these two economic forces of human evolution will work side by… — Sun Yat-sen Copy Share
The goal of the revolution is to achieve the people's rights, but during the course of the revolution, we must stress military power -… — Sun Yat-sen Copy Share
China's republican politics is like a child who just started schooling. He must have a good teacher and be surrounded by good friends. By… — Sun Yat-sen Copy Share
We can learn something from Marxist thinking, but we cannot follow Marxist methods. — Sun Yat-sen Copy Share
It is the common wish of the people that the autocratic rule of the Manchu government be overthrown, that the Republic of China be… — Sun Yat-sen Copy Share
We should use our old moral values and our love of peace as the foundation of national reconstruction and look forward to the day… — Sun Yat-sen Copy Share
A republic has been established, and our compatriots in Mongolia, Tibet, Qinghai and Xinjiang, who have always been a part of China, are all… — Sun Yat-sen Copy Share
We say that a group united and developed in the royal way, by forces of nature, is a race; a group united and developed… — Sun Yat-sen Copy Share
Our position is extremely perilous; if we do not earnestly promote nationalism and weld together our four hundred millions into a strong nation, we… — Sun Yat-sen Copy Share
If we want the Republic to be solid, we must first build its foundation. We need not look abroad for this foundation; we should… — Sun Yat-sen Copy Share
