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I consider my release to be only a small victory for human rights and democracy.

— Wei Jingsheng

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I have waited decades for this chance to exercise my right to free speech, but the Chinese people have been waiting for centuries.

For human beings, there is no difficulty that cannot be overcome. Rely on yourself, and you can overcome anything.

If there were normal relationships between the two partners, there would be no problem. But China is a dysfunctional country. Consequently, I am not happy with the attitude of Western European countries that have moved away from the issue of human rights in exchange for trade, especially in the last 10 years.

What the communists fear most is the Chinese people's understanding where their interests are and where their power lies. Once the people understand this and unite, the government won't be able to oppress them.

Interview with the Institute of International Studies, UC Berkeley (1998)

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The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class shall represent and repress them in parliament!

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The law itself is the instrument of the ruling class; hence it is a logical impossibility for another class to assume power legally.

Oliver Cox Caste, Class, and Race: A Study in Social Dynamics (1948)

The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletarian to the level of bourgeois stupidity.

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