"To govern the country, we must first govern the people. To govern the people, we must first govern ourselves. If we cannot govern ourselves, how can we govern the country?"

"To be truly independent, a nation must first be economically independent."

"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…"

"The revolution is a process of destruction and construction. We must destroy the old and build the new."

"If Russia wants to cooperate with China, she will only cooperate with our Party, and not with Chen Tu-hsiu (then leader of the Chinese Communist Party). If Chen and his followers disobey our Party, we…"