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> [We do not believe in authoritarian rule.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-wong/we-do-not-believe-in-authoritarian-rule/)

[Joshua Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-wong/)

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> [Hong Kong has always been a symbol of the vibrant and free exchange of cultures, commerce and ideas. This reputation is threatened,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-wong/hong-kong-has-always-been-a-symbol-of-the-vibrant-and-free-exchange/)

[Joshua Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-wong/)

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> [Hong Kong people stand in the front line to confront authoritarian suppression.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-wong/hong-kong-people-stand-in-the-front-line-to-confront-authoritarian/)

[Joshua Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-wong/)

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## Other authors on Authoritarian

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## More by Joshua Wong

> [I'm optimistic Hong Kong will achieve universal suffrage - no matter the attitude of Beijing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-wong/i-m-optimistic-hong-kong-will-achieve-universal-suffrage-no-matter/)

[Joshua Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-wong/)

> [From horrific incidents of police brutality and complicity in indiscriminate attacks by triads on citizens to arbitrary mass arrests and the banning of demonstrations,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-wong/from-horrific-incidents-of-police-brutality-and-complicity-in/)

[Joshua Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-wong/)

> [I think that compared to other politicians who have been put in jail in the past, compared to the human-rights activists in history who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-wong/i-think-that-compared-to-other-politicians-who-have-been-put-in-jail/)

[Joshua Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-wong/)

> [Historically, Hong Kong has served as an important bridge between China and the world. Our freedoms, stability and the rule of law have been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-wong/historically-hong-kong-has-served-as-an-important-bridge-between/)

[Joshua Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-wong/)

> [The fight for democracy is a long-term battle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-wong/the-fight-for-democracy-is-a-long-term-battle/)

[Joshua Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-wong/)

> [In 2014, we were opposing President Xi Jinping. Five years later, we are opposing Emperor Xi Jinping.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-wong/in-2014-we-were-opposing-president-xi-jinping-five-years-later-we-are/)

[Joshua Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-wong/)

> [We do not want to see a Hong Kong that enjoys freedoms on paper, but whose autonomous status conceals the workings of a totalitarian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-wong/we-do-not-want-to-see-a-hong-kong-that-enjoys-freedoms-on-paper-but/)

[Joshua Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-wong/)

> [I hope Hong Kong isn't just named Hong Kong but it can still be the Hong Kong we desire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-wong/i-hope-hong-kong-isn-t-just-named-hong-kong-but-it-can-still-be-the/)

[Joshua Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-wong/)

> [The education system of Hong Kong has often been slammed for marginalising a lot of people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-wong/the-education-system-of-hong-kong-has-often-been-slammed-for/)

[Joshua Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-wong/)

> [Our bodies are held captive, but our pursuit of freedom cannot be contained.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-wong/our-bodies-are-held-captive-but-our-pursuit-of-freedom-cannot-be/)

[Joshua Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-wong/)

> [Hong Kongers deserve universal suffrage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-wong/hong-kongers-deserve-universal-suffrage/)

[Joshua Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-wong/)

> [Having grown up under Chinese rule, I don't have any memory of colonial Hong Kong or feel any attachment to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-wong/having-grown-up-under-chinese-rule-i-don-t-have-any-memory-of/)

[Joshua Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-wong/)

> [I do not lead the Hong Kong protests, because no one person leads the protests.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-wong/i-do-not-lead-the-hong-kong-protests-because-no-one-person-leads-the/)

[Joshua Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-wong/)

> [I don't know if I'm going to jail for three weeks, three months, or three years, but I think what I've done to motivate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-wong/i-don-t-know-if-i-m-going-to-jail-for-three-weeks-three-months-or/)

[Joshua Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-wong/)

> [We desire and thirst for freedom, democracy and the rule of law just like anyone else. And we are prepared to fight tooth and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-wong/we-desire-and-thirst-for-freedom-democracy-and-the-rule-of-law-just/)

[Joshua Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-wong/)

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