"Many Chinese saw opium as a poison introduced……" — Robert Trout
"Many Chinese saw opium as a poison introduced by foreign enemies."
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19 Quotes by Robert Trout
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The britishh seizure of Hong Kong was an aspect of one of the most ugly crimes of the britishh Empire:…
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At midnight on July 1, 1997, Hongkong, the British Crown Colony, will be restored to China. This is not only…
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A successful society is characterized by a rising living standard for its population, increasing investment in factories and basic infrastructure,…
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The level of potential physical productivity of a society depends on both the development of the intellect of its members,…
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Confucianism strongly condemned the use of drugs like opium.
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Leibniz dedicated his life to efforts to educate people to understand that true happiness is found by locating their identity…
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The East India Company's domination of the Indian economy was based on its private army.
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From this bestial view that the human mind consists of only sense certainty, pleasure and pain, Locke developed an equally…
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We fear doing too little when we should do more. Then atone by doing too much, when perhaps we should…
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The American Revolution was, in fact, a battle against the philosophy of Locke and the English utilitarians.
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The East India Company established a monopoly over the production of opium, shortly after taking over Bengal.
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Were you to read the British press today, you would learn that the British Empire never forgets its defeats.
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Remember, sex is like a Chinese dinner. It ain't over 'til you both get your cookie.
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I majored in Chinese. I was never really good at Chinese but I really, really benefited from having been exposed…
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We send missionaries to China so the Chinese can get to heaven, but we won't let them into our country.
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Chinese are wise in comprehending without many words what is inevitable and inescapable and therefore only to be borne.
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Nothing and no one can destroy the Chinese people. They are relentless survivors.
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Absolutely the United States should lead in space, for the survival of the United States. It's inspiring for the next…
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All the Chinese have to do is fly around the Moon and back, and they'll appear to have won the…
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We do see Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi and Chow Yun Fat, but it's very rare to see the Chinese male…
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We need the Chinese to - you know, spend more, save less - consume more and not be so focused…
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