Quotes by shek

Shek, a significant figure in Hong Kong's history, was born on November 24, 1893, in the Guangdong province of China. A prominent Chinese politician and military leader, he played a crucial role in the post-war era, serving as the Chief Executive of Hong Kong from 1950 to 1971. His tenure was marked by economic growth and the establishment of a modern infrastructure, laying the groundwork for the city's future success. Shek's legacy endures, reflecting his influence on Hong Kong's development and identity.

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"The rise or fall of Shanghai means the birth or death of the whole nation. -Chiang Kai"

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"Because of my intense hopes for the youth of China, I feel very keenly my responsibility for their future success or failure. The fate of China lies in their hands. The responsibility for organizing and training them to become worthy citizens of China, able to undertake the tasks of Resistance and Reconstruction, is mine; I cannot evade it. -Chiang Kai"

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"China not only fights for her own independence, but also for the liberation of every oppressed nation. For us, the Atlantic Charter and President Roosevelt's proclamation of the Four Freedoms for all peoples are corner-stones of our fighting faith. -Chiang Kai"

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"As a boy, the very words 'Liberty Bell' and 'Independence Hall' fired my imagination and made a profound and lasting impression on my mind. Throughout my struggle to secure national freedom for China, I have continuously dreamed of the day when she would assume the full stature of an independent, democratic nation. -Chiang Kai"

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"Externally China desires independence, internally she seeks to maintain her existence as a nation; China therefore strives to loose the bonds that bind her people, and to complete the establishment of a new State. -Chiang Kai"

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"Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Father of the Republic, made it his great aim in his revolutionary leadership to secure freedom and equality of status for China among the nations of the world. -Chiang Kai"

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"China is the largest and most ancient of Asiatic countries, but it is not for us boastfully to talk of her right to a position of 'leadership' among those countries. -Chiang Kai"

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"Patriotism demands of us sustained sacrifice. -Chiang Kai"

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"Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation the source of strength is one's self. When one prays he goes to a source of strength greater than his own. -Chiang Kai"

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"You must all be aware that modern war is not a mere matter of military operations. It involves the whole strength and all the resources of the nation. Not only soldiers, but also all citizens without exception, take part. -Chiang Kai"

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"Our late Leader, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, with his universal sympathy for all oppressed and his profound understanding of Jesus' revolutionary spirit of love and sacrifice, carried on his revolutionary work for forty years and brought about at last the liberation of the Chinese people. -Chiang Kai"

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"In the early days of the Russian Revolution in 1917, I was completely in sympathy with it. I felt that it established a new era in the history of the modern world. I was so overwhelmed by it that, if people made any unfriendly comment, I would vigorously defend it. If people condemned the Communist party, I would speak in its defense. -Chiang Kai"

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"War is not only a matter of equipment, artillery, group troops or air force; it is largely a matter of spirit, or morale. -Chiang Kai"

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"If we are to give the people of China complete self-government we must first solve the problem of livelihood for all, and give real freedom to the races within China. If the foundations of democracy are secure, then true equality can be achieved. -Chiang Kai"

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"The aim of the Revolution is, so far as the interests of China herself are concerned, the restoration of her original frontiers and, in regard to the rest of the world, a gradual advance of all nations from the stage of equality to that of an ideal unity. -Chiang Kai"

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