Zhang Zhidong

Examine the history of China for 2,000 years back, and then compare it with the Western history of fifty years! Does the government of these foreign countries present such a record of generosity, benevolence, loyalty, and honesty as ours?

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These are some quotes by Chinese author Zhang Zhidong Politician, who lived between September 4, 1837 and October 5, 1909.

Quotes by Zhang Zhidong

Primary education was in the first place to teach people to be good people. Only secondary education teaches people to also be useful people.

Zhang Zhidong

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If, by one determined purpose, the hearts of all the graduates, the officials, and the men of China were united, our country would rest upon a great rock, and we could defy the world to overthrow us. To attain this object, it is necessary first that every man should fulfill his duty to his parents and elders. The country would then be at peace.

Zhang Zhidong

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Chinese learning is an internal learning, but Western learning is an external one; Chinese learning is for the cultivation of oneself, just as Western learning is for the handling of worldly affairs.

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