Only when we realize that there is no eternal, unchanging truth or absolute truth can we arouse in ourselves a sense of intellectual responsibility. Hu Shih absolutearouseeternal Change image and share on social
And revolutions always mean the breakdown of old authority. Hu Shih authoritybreakdownrevolution Change image and share on social
In such diffused changes of culture two factors are necessary: contact and understanding. Hu Shih contactculturediffuse Change image and share on social
Life and human society are the chief concern of Confucianism and, through it, the chief concern of the Chinese people. Hu Shih chiefchineseconcern Change image and share on social
It is only through contact and comparison that the relative value or worthlessness of the various cultural elements can be clearly and critically seen and understood. Hu Shih comparisoncontactcritically Change image and share on social
Another important historical factor is the fact that this already very simple religion was further simplified and purified by the early philosophers of ancient China. Our first great philosopher was a founder of naturalism; and our second great philosopher was an agnostic. Hu Shih agnosticancientchina share on social
Practically all the prominent leaders of thought in China today are openly agnostics and even atheists. Hu Shih agnosticatheistchina Change image and share on social
Within my own life, I read all the beloved novels by lamps of vegetable oil; I saw the Standard Oil invading my own village, I saw gas lamps in the Chinese shops in Shanghai; and I saw their elimination by electric lights. Hu Shih belovedchineseelectric share on social
It is true that the Chinese are not so religious as the Hindus, or even as the Japanese; and they are certainly not so religious as the Christian missionaries desire them to be. Hu Shih chinesechristiandesire Change image and share on social
On July 26, 1916, I announced to all my friends in America that from now on I resolved to write no more poems in the classical language, and to begin my experiments in writing poetry in the so-called vulgar tongue of the people. Hu Shih americaannouncebegin share on social
