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> [Technical know-how of the experts must be transformed into practical do-how of the people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/y-c-james-yen/technical-know-how-of-the-experts-must-be-transformed-into-practical/)

[Y. C. James Yen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/y-c-james-yen/)

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## More by Y. C. James Yen

> [Commitment cannot be taught; it can only be caught. I refer to the crusading spirit. Without the crusading spirit, you may have the starting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/y-c-james-yen/commitment-cannot-be-taught-it-can-only-be-caught-i-refer-to-the/)

[Y. C. James Yen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/y-c-james-yen/)

> [I must dedicate my life to teaching my people, for only education would make their lot less bitter, their latent power more strong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/y-c-james-yen/i-must-dedicate-my-life-to-teaching-my-people-for-only-education/)

[Y. C. James Yen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/y-c-james-yen/)

> [True independence is not a gift to be received. It can't be a hand-out to people. It must be an achievement by the people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/y-c-james-yen/true-independence-is-not-a-gift-to-be-received-it-can-t-be-a-hand-out/)

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> [The people are the foundation of the nation. Our only chance for a lasting peace on earth: the release of the strength of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/y-c-james-yen/the-people-are-the-foundation-of-the-nation-our-only-chance-for-a/)

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> [Go to the people and live among them in order to know them and learn from them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/y-c-james-yen/go-to-the-people-and-live-among-them-in-order-to-know-them-and-learn/)

[Y. C. James Yen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/y-c-james-yen/)

> [Technical know-how of the experts must be transformed into practical do-how of the people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/y-c-james-yen/technical-know-how-of-the-experts-must-be-transformed-into-practical/)

[Y. C. James Yen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/y-c-james-yen/)

> [Go to the people Live among them Learn from them Love them Serve them Plan with them Start with what they know Build on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/y-c-james-yen/go-to-the-people-live-among-them-learn-from-them-love-them-serve-them/)

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> [When we have a new heart, we become new people, and then we have a new society, then we have a new nation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/y-c-james-yen/when-we-have-a-new-heart-we-become-new-people-and-then-we-have-a-new/)

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> [A worker in the rural reconstruction must have: The body of an athlete The attitude of a teacher The mind of a scientist The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/y-c-james-yen/a-worker-in-the-rural-reconstruction-must-have-the-body-of-an-athlete/)

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> [Relief has its place. But what the people need is not relief, but release - release of their own potential for development.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/y-c-james-yen/relief-has-its-place-but-what-the-people-need-is-not-relief-but/)

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> [When we talk about democracy, if the people's stomach is empty, democracy is also empty. Democracy can not be installed by fiat; it must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/y-c-james-yen/when-we-talk-about-democracy-if-the-people-s-stomach-is-empty/)

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> [We work with the people not out of pity but out of respect for their potential for growth and development, both as individuals and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/y-c-james-yen/we-work-with-the-people-not-out-of-pity-but-out-of-respect-for-their/)

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