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
For all the social changes in China can be traced to their early beginnings in the days when the new tools or vehicles of commerce and locomotion first brought the Chinese people into unavoidable contact with the strange ways and novel goods of the Western peoples. Hu Shih beginningbringchina 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
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
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
After learning the language and culture of the Chinese people, these Jesuits began to establish contacts with the young intellectuals of the country. Hu Shih beginchinesecontact Change image and share on social
What is sacred among one people may be ridiculous in another; and what is despised or rejected by one cultural group, may in a different environment become the cornerstone for a great edifice of strange grandeur and beauty. Hu Shih beautycornerstonecultural 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
