Fang Lizhi quotes

Fang Lizhi was a Chinese astrophysicist and prominent dissident known for advocating political reform and human rights. His outspoken support for democracy inspired many during the 1980s student movement in China. He faced persecution from the government and spent time in exile due to his activism. Here are 4 of his quotes:

All of us have direct experience of the Supreme.

Fang Lizhi

A rising economic power that violates human rights is a threat to peace.

Fang Lizhi

If every one of those good words-liberty, equality, fraternity, democracy, human rights-has been called "bourgeois", what on earth does that leave for us?

Fang Lizhi