"If the people are vested with the powers of electing and recalling public servants and of making laws and referring them to popular vote, there will be no fear of the government becoming uncontrollabl…"

"If we want to restore our national position, besides uniting all the great groups of our nation into a great national body, we must first revive our ancient morality. What is our ancient morality? It …"

"Revolution is not a picnic, not a drawing, not an essay, not a painting, not a carving, not an embroidery; it cannot be so refined, so leisurely and gentle, so temperate, kind, courteous, restrained a…"

"Please keep my movements strictly secret for it is very important to our cause."

"If, when we achieve the aims of our revolution, the Manchus do not oppose us or do us harm, there will be no reason for us to fight against them."