"Please keep my movements strictly secret for it is very important to our cause."

"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."

"The greatest happiness is to struggle for the happiness of the masses."

"We must learn from the West, but we must not blindly imitate the West. We must adapt Western knowledge and technology to our own needs and conditions."

"Let the people in thinking about government distinguish between sovereignty and ability. Let the great political force of the state be divided into two: the power of the government and the power of th…"