Chen Guangcheng Quotes
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I want to extend my gratitude and thankfulness to all those who care and love my family and myself, and our situation, especially the American people who show their care about the quality of justice as a universal value and I'm very grateful to all of you.
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No matter what happens, I feel very good about the future.
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I chose to defend human rights because I cannot maintain my silence in the face of injustice.
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My fervent hope is that it would be possible for me and my family to leave for the U.S. on Hillary Clinton's plane.
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I've come out of a small jail and entered a bigger one.
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China is on a march toward rule of law and democracy.
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I'm just doing what my conscience asks me to do.
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Dictators are actually very fearful themselves. Even when they're asleep, they're afraid that others will take their powers away.
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My safety and my family's safety are not guaranteed even now.
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The Chinese foreign ministry has said more than once that I am a free person. Did I do anything wrong by leaving my home?
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How a society treats its disabled is the true measure of a civilization.
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I feel it's in people's nature to want to stop evil and embrace the good.
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I cannot be silent when facing these evils against women and children.
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