Liu Xiaobo quotes
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“Free expression is the base of human rights, the root of human nature and the mother of truth. To kill free speech is to insult human rights, to stifle human nature and to suppress truth.”
-- Liu XiaoboSource : "Liu Xiaobo: 'No Enemies, No Hatred,' Only Courage". Statement prepared for court, www.npr.org. February 16, 2012.
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“Freedom of expression is the foundation of human rights, the source of humanity, and the mother of truth.”
-- Liu XiaoboSource : "Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo’s Imprisonment a Painful Reminder of China’s Dictatorship" by Thor Halvorssen, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 10, 2012.
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“I have no enemies and no hatred”
-- Liu XiaoboSource : "Liu Xiaobo: China's Poet-Dissident" by Suzanne Nossel, www.politico.com. December 28, 2017.
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“The major wars that the U.S. became involved in are all ethically defensible.”
-- Liu XiaoboSource : "Fact-Checking Liu Xiaobo Critics" by Emily Loftis and Jean Lee, www.motherjones.com. December 22, 2010.
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“Hatred is corrosive of a person's wisdom and conscience; the mentality of enmity can poison a nation's spirit, instigate brutal life and death struggles, destroy a society's tolerance and humanity, and block a nation's progress to freedom and democracy.”
-- Liu XiaoboSource : "China's endless literary inquisition" by Liu Xiaobo, www.theguardian.com. February 11, 2010.
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“I have viewed the West as if it were not only the salvation of China but also the natural and ultimate destination of all humanity.”
-- Liu XiaoboSource : Xiaobo Liu, E. Perry Link, Tienchi Martin-Liao (2012). “No Enemies, No Hatred”, p.121, Harvard University Press
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“I hope that I'm not the type of person who, standing at the doorway to hell, strikes a heroic pose and then starts frowning with indecision.”
-- Liu XiaoboSource : "Liu Xiaobo: China's Poet-Dissident" by Suzanne Nossel, www.politico.com. December 28, 2017.
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“The free world led by the U.S. fought almost all regimes that trampled on human rights.”
-- Liu XiaoboSource : "Do supporters of Nobel winner Liu Xiaobo really know what he stands for?" by Barry Sautman, Yan Hairong, www.theguardian.com. December 15, 2010.
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“The Internet is truly God's gift to the Chinese people.”
-- Liu XiaoboSource : Xiaobo Liu, E. Perry Link, Tienchi Martin-Liao (2012). “No Enemies, No Hatred”, p.103, Harvard University Press
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“In China the underworld and officialdom have interpenetrated and become one. Criminal elements have become officialized as officials have become criminalized.”
-- Liu XiaoboSource : Xiaobo Liu, E. Perry Link, Tienchi Martin-Liao (2012). “No Enemies, No Hatred”, p.102, Harvard University Press
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“My tendency to idealize Western civilization arises from my nationalistic desire to use the West in order to reform China. But this has led me to overlook the flaws of Western culture.”
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“I hope that I will be the last victim in China's long record of treating words as crimes.”
-- Liu XiaoboSource : "Liu Xiaobo: 'No Enemies, No Hatred,' Only Courage". "All Things Considered", www.npr.org. February 16, 2012.
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