Chiang Kai-shek — "Democracy is like a fine wine—it must not be given to children."

"The people are like water, and the government is like a boat. Water can support the boat, but it can also overturn it."

"Mao is a sometime Yin sometime Yang strange man, he has a soft-as-cotton outer layer, but at the same time has sharp needles hiding inside... I do not think he could achieve anything, at the end he wi…"

"The mission of the Kuomintang is to complete the national revolution and realize the Three Principles of the People."

"We must not compromise with the communists. They are ruthless and untrustworthy."

"We must be self-reliant and not depend on foreign aid for our national salvation."