China has no desire to replace Western imperialism in Asia with an Oriental imperialism or isolationism of its own or anyone else.

If one does not act, one cannot understand.

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.

Democracy is liberty - a liberty which does not infringe on the liberty nor encroach on the rights of others; a liberty which maintains strict discipline, and makes law its guarantee and the basis of its exercise. This alone is true liberty; this alone can produce true democracy.

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.

The Japanese are a disease of the skin. The Communists are a disease of the heart.

The sky cannot have two suns.