Liu Xiaobo quotes - page 2
Liu Xiaobo was a Chinese literary critic, writer, and human rights activist. His advocacy for political reform and participation in the Charter 08 manifesto made him a prominent dissident. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize while serving a prison sentence for his peaceful activism. Here are 41 of his quotes:
The nostalgia for Mao Zedong that we see in China today is in part a longing of the poor and downtrodden - the losers in the economic boom - for the egalitarianism an job security of the Mao era. But it is more than that. For the "patriots" in today's rabid nationalism, it is nostalgia for a time when China dared to say "no" to both of the world's superpowers, the Us. S. and the Soviet Union.
Liu Xiaobo
We must note that speaking truth to power has rewards as well as costs. People who dare to speak out about major public events may not receive tangible benefits, but they receive the very considerable rewards of high moral reputation among fellow Chinese as well as in the international community.
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Resting beneath the mighty Communist regime is a civil society that remains weak. It doesn't have much courage and is not very sophisticated. As a civil society it is still in a nascent stage, and this is why we mus not expect it, in the near term, to produce a political organization that might replace the Communist regime.
Liu Xiaobo
Liu Xiaobo
Occupation: Chinese Critic
Born: December 28, 1955
Died: July 13, 2017
Quotes count: 41
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