Controversial Sayings
6,263 sayings found from the Modern era
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 will be crushed inside my palm.
We shall never stop fighting so long as a single inch of our national territory remains under the Russians imperialists' iron heels and so long as a single Chinese remains under Communist tyranny.
Our government will never again make the mistake of accepting the Chinese Communists' surrender and permitting them to get away unpunished for their crimes as we did in 1937.
You must realize that in our war against Communism there can be no compromise when it is only half through. This war is going to decide whether our country is to survive or perish.
The orders of the generalissimo must be obeyed and Those who violate them are enemies of the people.
The poverty of China is primarily caused by the fact that there are too many consumers and too few producers. Those who consume without producing usually live as parasites or as robbers.
Therefore our people must have military training. As a preliminary, we must acquire the habits of orderliness, cleanliness, simplicity, frugality, promptness, and exactness. We must preserve order, emphasize organization, responsibility and disciplin…
The destiny of our nation is not in the hands of the United Nations. It is squarely in our own hands.
The Republic of China, an independent sovereign state, will tolerate no external interference.
Regardless of the changing international situation, we shall unhesitatingly make whatever sacrifices may be required and persevere in our struggle. We shall never waver. We shall never compromise.
The United Nations, which this country helped to establish after so many trials, has finally degraded itself and become a den of iniquity.
The restoration of human rights and freedom to our 700 million compatriots on the mainland is the common will of the whole Chinese race and is our unalterable national purpose and the holy task which we must accomplish.
The sky cannot have two suns.
It was not clear to me that our course was unjustified. Even now I am not sure how historians will allocate the responsibility for the war.
The fruits of victory are tumbling into our mouths too quickly.
I made efforts to swallow tears and to protect the species of the Japanese nation.
Beware most strictly of any outbursts of emotion which may engender needless complications, or any fraternal contention and strife which may create confusion, lead you astray, and cause you to lose the confidence of the world.
One should be cautious in starting a war, but once begun, it should be carried out thoroughly.
Japan underestimated China. It is most wise to end the war quickly and seek to build up our national strength for the next ten years.
They do not depend upon mere legends and myths. They are not predicated on the false conception that the Emperor is divine and that the Japanese people are superior to other races.