"Without revolution, there will be no new China. Without a new China, there will be no future for the Chinese people."

"The people are the masters of the country, and the government is their servant."

"If, when we achieve the aims of our revolution, the Manchus do not oppose us or do us harm, there will be no reason for us to fight against them."

"He is shut up in his Palace, and he knows nothing. The people cheat him right and left about what goes on. He hears nothing but lies."

"The greatest enemy of the Chinese people is not foreign powers, but internal division and disunity."