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I write just because the fire of my emotion is burning. Had I not, I would not have been able to find peace.

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We cannot forget what had happened and history should not repeat itself.

Pioneers of Modern China : Understanding the Inscrutable Chinese (2005)

Only by not forgetting the past can we be the master of the future.

Loving truth and living honestly is my attitude to life. Be true to yourself and be true to others, thus you can be the judge of your behavior.

The battle to save life is still going on.

Nobody would say the cowshed was heaven and nobody would say the inhuman torture of so many victims be called a revolution of the proletariat.

Pioneers of Modern China : Understanding the Inscrutable Chinese (2005)

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All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom.

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The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war.

Erasmus Adagia (1508)

There is a price which is too great to pay for peace, and that price can be put in one word. One cannot pay the price of self-respect.

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To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.

George Washington

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