Liu Xiaobo Quotes

• Free expression is the base of human rights, the root of human nature and the mother of truth. To kill free speech is to insult human rights, to stifle human nature and to suppress truth.

  Liu Xiaobo

  Mother, Truth, Freedom

  "Liu Xiaobo: 'No Enemies, No Hatred,' Only Courage". Statement prepared for court, www.npr.org. February 16, 2012.

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• Hatred is corrosive of a person's wisdom and conscience; the mentality of enmity can poison a nation's spirit, instigate brutal life and death struggles, destroy a society's tolerance and humanity, and block a nation's progress to freedom and democracy.

  Liu Xiaobo

  Wisdom, Block, Struggle

  "China's endless literary inquisition" by Liu Xiaobo, www.theguardian.com. February 11, 2010.

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• Freedom of expression is the foundation of human rights, the source of humanity, and the mother of truth.

  Liu Xiaobo

  Mother, Rights, Expression

  "Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo’s Imprisonment a Painful Reminder of China’s Dictatorship" by Thor Halvorssen, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 10, 2012.

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• I hope that I will be the last victim in China's long record of treating words as crimes.

  Liu Xiaobo

  Long, Records, Lasts

  "Liu Xiaobo: 'No Enemies, No Hatred,' Only Courage". "All Things Considered", www.npr.org. February 16, 2012.

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• I have no enemies and no hatred.

  Liu Xiaobo

  Hatred, Enemy

  "Liu Xiaobo: China's Poet-Dissident" by Suzanne Nossel, www.politico.com. December 28, 2017.

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• My tendency to idealize Western civilization arises from my nationalistic desire to use the West in order to reform China. But this has led me to overlook the flaws of Western culture.

  Liu Xiaobo

  Order, Civilization, Desire

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• Life is priceless even to an ant.

  Liu Xiaobo

  Ants, Priceless, Life Is

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• I hope that I'm not the type of person who, standing at the doorway to hell, strikes a heroic pose and then starts frowning with indecision.

  Liu Xiaobo

  Frowning, Doorways, Heroic

  "Liu Xiaobo: China's Poet-Dissident" by Suzanne Nossel, www.politico.com. December 28, 2017.

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• I have viewed the West as if it were not only the salvation of China but also the natural and ultimate destination of all humanity.

  Liu Xiaobo

  Humanity, West, Natural

  Xiaobo Liu, E. Perry Link, Tienchi Martin-Liao (2012). “No Enemies, No Hatred”, p.121, Harvard University Press

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• The Internet is truly God's gift to the Chinese people.

  Liu Xiaobo

  People, Chinese, Internet

  Xiaobo Liu, E. Perry Link, Tienchi Martin-Liao (2012). “No Enemies, No Hatred”, p.103, Harvard University Press

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• In China the underworld and officialdom have interpenetrated and become one. Criminal elements have become officialized as officials have become criminalized.

  Liu Xiaobo

  Criminals, Elements, China

  Xiaobo Liu, E. Perry Link, Tienchi Martin-Liao (2012). “No Enemies, No Hatred”, p.102, Harvard University Press

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• Now the entire world has its eyes on China.

  Liu Xiaobo

  Eye, World

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• The free world led by the U.S. fought almost all regimes that trampled on human rights.

  Liu Xiaobo

  Rights, World, Regimes

  "Do supporters of Nobel winner Liu Xiaobo really know what he stands for?" by Barry Sautman, Yan Hairong, www.theguardian.com. December 15, 2010.

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• I can't imagine here would be a Chinese Gorbachev. But the party will gradually open up. For instance, it has already set a time limit for political reforms in Hong Kong. And in four years time, there won't be a strongman to name the General Secretary at the party congress. That means that the various factions will have to develop better rules for naming their leader. But there won't be a timeline for political reform.

  Liu Xiaobo

  Party, Mean, Leader

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• The major wars that the U.S. became involved in are all ethically defensible.

  Liu Xiaobo

  War, Involved, Majors

  "Fact-Checking Liu Xiaobo Critics" by Emily Loftis and Jean Lee, www.motherjones.com. December 22, 2010.

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• For the party, the Beijing Games are the biggest political happening of 2008. Everything revolves around them. This will be a huge celebration for the President Hu Jintao and the Premier Wen Jiabao.

  Liu Xiaobo

  Party, Political, President

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• I've heard the government say many nice things. But it did make some gestures, like writing human rights protection into the constitution - that surprised me. And it improved the conditions for foreign journalists: It used to be impossible for you to meet with me personally. But there still hasn't been a real improvement in the human rights situation.

  Liu Xiaobo

  Real, Nice, Writing

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• If the Olympics fail, human rights will suffer. The government would stop paying any attention to the rest of the world. I personally think: we want the Games and we want human rights to be respected.

  Liu Xiaobo

  Thinking, Suffering, Attention

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• The Party leader at the time, Jiang Zemin, wanted to show the world China's new status. And in winning the bid, the leaders could show the people how strong the government was. Plus, the leadership wanted to use the Olympics to strengthen nationalist sentiment.

  Liu Xiaobo

  Strong, Party, Winning

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• China after Olympics will progress very slowly. But the demands for freedom - on the part of ordinary people but also party members - won't be as easy to contain.

  Liu Xiaobo

  Party, People, Progress

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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