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> [We should not underestimate that: the Chinese people's ignorance. Thousands of years of despotism had been such a poison that their understanding of modern politics is even inferior to that of the black slaves and other immigrants.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-yat-sen/we-should-not-underestimate-that-the-chinese-people-s-ignorance/)

[Sun Yat-sen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-yat-sen/)

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## More by Sun Yat-sen

> [True is the saying: 'In order to make the world tranquil and happy, the nation must first be well governed!'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-yat-sen/true-is-the-saying-in-order-to-make-the-world-tranquil-and-happy-the/)

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> [The difference between the Chinese workers and foreign workers lies in the fact that the latter are oppressed only by their own capitalists and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-yat-sen/the-difference-between-the-chinese-workers-and-foreign-workers-lies/)

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> [I began to realize that, in spite of great achievements in wealth and military prowess, the great powers of Europe have not yet succeeded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-yat-sen/i-began-to-realize-that-in-spite-of-great-achievements-in-wealth-and/)

[Sun Yat-sen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-yat-sen/)

> [One may have broad or narrow talents, but only education renders them useful. Schools set up to train people will develop the intelligence of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-yat-sen/one-may-have-broad-or-narrow-talents-but-only-education-renders-them/)

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> [It is my idea to make capitalism create socialism in China so that these two economic forces of human evolution will work side by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-yat-sen/it-is-my-idea-to-make-capitalism-create-socialism-in-china-so-that/)

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> [The goal of the revolution is to achieve the people's rights, but during the course of the revolution, we must stress military power -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-yat-sen/the-goal-of-the-revolution-is-to-achieve-the-people-s-rights-but/)

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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 friends. By…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-yat-sen/china-s-republican-politics-is-like-a-child-who-just-started/)

[Sun Yat-sen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-yat-sen/)

> [We can learn something from Marxist thinking, but we cannot follow Marxist methods.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-yat-sen/we-can-learn-something-from-marxist-thinking-but-we-cannot-follow/)

[Sun Yat-sen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-yat-sen/)

> [It is the common wish of the people that the autocratic rule of the Manchu government be overthrown, that the Republic of China be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-yat-sen/it-is-the-common-wish-of-the-people-that-the-autocratic-rule-of-the/)

[Sun Yat-sen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-yat-sen/)

> [We should use our old moral values and our love of peace as the foundation of national reconstruction and look forward to the day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-yat-sen/we-should-use-our-old-moral-values-and-our-love-of-peace-as-the/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-yat-sen/a-republic-has-been-established-and-our-compatriots-in-mongolia-tibet/)

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> [To understand is hard. Once one understands, action is easy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-yat-sen/to-understand-is-hard-once-one-understands-action-is-easy/)

[Sun Yat-sen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-yat-sen/)

> [We say that a group united and developed in the royal way, by forces of nature, is a race; a group united and developed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-yat-sen/we-say-that-a-group-united-and-developed-in-the-royal-way-by-forces/)

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> [Our position is extremely perilous; if we do not earnestly promote nationalism and weld together our four hundred millions into a strong nation, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-yat-sen/our-position-is-extremely-perilous-if-we-do-not-earnestly-promote/)

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> [If we want the Republic to be solid, we must first build its foundation. We need not look abroad for this foundation; we should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-yat-sen/if-we-want-the-republic-to-be-solid-we-must-first-build-its/)

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