"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."

"After China has established a powerful government, we must not be afraid, as Western people are, that the government will become too strong and that we will be unable to control it."

"We must awaken the sleeping lion of China and make it roar."

"But in China, where industry is not yet developed, Marx's class war and dictatorship of the proletariat are impracticable."

"That interview must have done much good. The English people do not know how badly China is governed."