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If we do not weed the present body of corruption, bribery, perfunctoriness, and ignorance, and establish instead a clean and efficient administration, the day will soon come when the revolution will be started against us.

— Chiang Kai-shek

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We must unite to exterminate these Japanese bandits, before we can be safe.

The Japanese are a disease of the skin, the Communists are a disease of the heart.

As long as we have Taiwan, the Communists can never win.

We must use every inch of our blood to take back every inch of our land, you ten thousand youths and soldiers.

Let our people realize to the full the meaning of 'the limit of endurance,' and the extent of sacrifice implied. For once that stage is reached, we can only sacrifice and fight to the bitter end.

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