At Kobe, whither I fled from Hong Kong, I took a step of great importance. I cut off my cue, which had been growing all my life. Sun Yat-sen cuecutflee Change image and share on social
The individual must not be allowed to be overly free, but the country must be entirely free. When the country can exercise freedom, China will have become a mighty and prosperous nation. Sun Yat-sen allowchinacountry Change image and share on social
Our youths are constantly trying to learn everything the West has to teach, but what is newest in the West has existed in China for thousands of years. Sun Yat-sen chinaconstantlyexist Change image and share on social
China more than two milleniums ago had already considered the idea of democracy, but at that time she could not put it into operation. Sun Yat-sen agochinaconsider Change image and share on social
The difference between the Chinese workers and foreign workers lies in the fact that the latter are oppressed only by their own capitalists and not by those of other countries. Sun Yat-sen capitalistchinesecountry Change image and share on social
It is my idea to make capitalism create socialism in China so that these two economic forces of human evolution will work side by side in future civilization. Sun Yat-sen capitalismchinacivilization Change image and share on social
We want to overthrow the imperial power not because it is Manchurian but because we want republicanism... We republican revolutionaries can never have the notion of becoming emperors after the revolution, like all the peasant rebels did in the past. Sun Yat-sen emperorimperialmanchurian share on social
The Russians as a people had no point of conflict with the Germans; the conflict came from their respective imperialistic policies. When the Russian people learned that imperialism was historically wrong, they set up a revolution in 1917 and overthrew imperialism at home. They then negotiated for peace separately with Germany. Sun Yat-sen conflictgermangermany share on social
All our compatriots know that the loss of Mongolia would mean the demise of our country. We would rather resist Russia and die heroically than succumb to Russia and perish shamefully. Sun Yat-sen compatriotcountrydemise Change image and share on social
We must wait for the official history of the Chinese Revolution to record in greater detail the invaluable work of our Japanese friends. Sun Yat-sen chinesedetailfriend Change image and share on social