"Sun Yat-sen was a great man but a terrible politician."

"I go walking, and the hills loom above me, range upon range, one against the other. I cannot tell where one begins and another leaves off."

"We must be self-reliant and not depend on foreign aid for our national salvation."

"We must not compromise with the communists. They are ruthless and untrustworthy."

"The destiny of our nation is not in the hands of the United Nations. It is squarely in our own hands."