Sun Yat-sen
Father of modern China
Sayings by Sun Yat-sen
All men are created equal, and they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
The Kuomintang is the party of the people, and it will lead the people to national independence and freedom.
The corrupt government of the Qing dynasty is the root cause of China's weakness and backwardness.
We must unite all patriotic forces, regardless of their background, to save China.
The revolution is a long and arduous struggle, but we will ultimately triumph.
To achieve democracy, the people must first be educated about their rights and responsibilities.
The principle of nationalism is the foundation of our nation's survival and development.
The people's livelihood means the people's existence, the people's welfare, the people's life.
The aim of democracy is to enable the people to exercise their political power.
The only way to save China is to establish a strong, unified, and democratic government.
To be truly independent, a nation must first be economically independent.
The revolution must be carried out by the people, for the people.
We must unite with all revolutionary forces in the world to fight against imperialism.
The greatest enemy of the Chinese people is not foreign powers, but internal division and disunity.
The ultimate goal of the revolution is to achieve a world of universal harmony and great unity.
The revolution is a process of destruction and construction. We must destroy the old and build the new.
The Chinese nation must regain its lost sovereignty and stand tall among the nations of the world.
The people are the masters of the country, and the government is their servant.
The Chinese people have only family and clan solidarity; they do not have national spirit...they are just a heap of loose sand... Other men are the carving knife and serving dish; we are the fish and the meat.
To understand is difficult; to act is easy.