Chiang Kai-shek — "The only way to deal with Communists is to exterminate them."

"If China's adult citizens cannot unite on a large scale, our unity cannot long endure, and we shall experience the humiliation and shame of being 'a pan of loose sand' [一盤散沙] and be laughed at for our…"

"If when I die, I am still a dictator, I will certainly go down into the oblivion of all dictators. If, on the other hand, I succeed in establishing a truly stable foundation for a democratic governmen…"

"The United Nations is a joke organization."

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

"The ultimate goal of our struggle is to recover the mainland and liberate our compatriots from communist tyranny."