China Quotes by Sun Yat-sen

13 China quotes by Sun Yat-sen

Sun Yat‑sen’s thirteen excerpts reveal the foundational thoughts of a revolutionary architect. His words echo the aspirations and challenges of forging a modern nation out of a fragmented past.

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The Chinese people have only family and clan groups; there is no national spirit. Consequently, in spite of four hundred million people…

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China more than two milleniums ago had already considered the idea of democracy, but at that time she could not put it…

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China's many nationalities need only to be transformed into the Chinese nation and to make it a highly civilized nation; then the…

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When the nation can act freely, then China may be called strong. To make the nation free, we must each sacrifice his…

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The individual must not be allowed to be overly free, but the country must be entirely free. When the country can exercise…

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Our youths are constantly trying to learn everything the West has to teach, but what is newest in the West has existed…

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The Chinese people have only family and clan solidarity; they do not have national spirit...they are just a heap of loose sand...Other…

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It is the common wish of the people that the autocratic rule of the Manchu government be overthrown, that the Republic of…

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If China stood on an equal basis with other nations, she could compete freely with them in the economic field and be…

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China's republican politics is like a child who just started schooling. He must have a good teacher and be surrounded by good…

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After the Manchu government had carried on wars with foreign nations and had been defeated, China was forced to sign many unequal…

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China is now suffering from poverty, not from unequal distribution of wealth. Where there are inequalities of wealth, the methods of Marx…

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A republic has been established, and our compatriots in Mongolia, Tibet, Qinghai and Xinjiang, who have always been a part of China,…

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We can learn something from Marxist thinking, but we cannot follow Marxist methods.

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It is the common wish of the people that the autocratic rule of the Manchu government be overthrown, that the Republic of China be…

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We should use our old moral values and our love of peace as the foundation of national reconstruction and look forward to the day…

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A republic has been established, and our compatriots in Mongolia, Tibet, Qinghai and Xinjiang, who have always been a part of China, are all…

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To understand is hard. Once one understands, action is easy.

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