15 Zhang Zhidong Quotes for You to Enjoy

Zhang Zhidong

Chinese Politician

Born: Sep 4, 1837

Died: Oct 5, 1909

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Although China is not so wealthy and powerful as the West, her people of whatever condition - rich or poor, high or low - all enjoy a perfect freedom and a happy life. Not so all the inhabitants of Western lands. Zhang Zhidong

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There never yet has been a country which became powerful without knowledge. A man by his own strength alone cannot successfully combat a tiger, but by his intelligence, he can devise means to entrap him. Zhang Zhidong

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Let us display our loyalty and love and embrace every opportunity to become wealthy and strong; let our first object be the veneration of the Imperial Court, which vouchsafes its protection to the commonwealth, and let those who hold the reins of government consider the general good. Zhang Zhidong

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With foreign officials come foreign merchants, and with foreign merchants come foreign soldiers. They will usurp our authority and influence to begin with, and in the course of time, our guests will have become our hosts. Zhang Zhidong

Time Will Become Our Guests Soldiers Merchants Hosts Come Course Foreign Begin Authority Officials Influence

In order to defend the Chinese race, one must first defend the Confucian culture; and in order to defend the Confucian culture, one must first defend the State. This is because what preserves the race relies upon intelligence, which is in turn nurtured by Confucian education. Zhang Zhidong

Education Culture Intelligence First Preserves State Nurtured Must Because Order Which Chinese Race Turn Defend

If, in the schools, the classical language would no longer be taught, whom could we entrust with the writing of memorials, documents, letters and notes in the public service? How could we possibly assign important offices and heavy responsibilities to someone who cannot even write fluently? Zhang Zhidong

Service Writing Language Important Fluently Responsibilities Possibly Would Memorials Classical Someone Could Write Entrust Longer Schools Documents How Offices Taught Heavy Cannot Public Notes Who Public Service Even Whom Letters Assign

Without knowing about flexibility, one cannot work out strategies to deal with the enemy and prepare for changes, and without knowing about the foundation of one's own culture, one would be contemptuous of the Confucian ethical codes. Zhang Zhidong

Examine the history of China for 2,000 years back, and then compare it with the Western history of fifty years! Does the government of these foreign countries present such a record of generosity, benevolence, loyalty, and honesty as ours? Zhang Zhidong

Government Loyalty History Honesty Back Benevolence Ours Record Examine Generosity Countries Does Foreign Foreign Countries Years Western The History Of China Then Fifty Compare Present

We would here state that there are now three things necessary to be done in order to save China from revolution. The first is to maintain the reigning Dynasty; the second is to conserve the Holy Religion; and the third is to protect the Chinese race. Zhang Zhidong

Religion Three First Revolution Conserve State Would Maintain Protect Done Order China Dynasty Chinese Race Holy Reigning Now Things Necessary Second Here Third Save

Sincerity is the norm of Heaven and the law of our nature. China and the West agree on this point, for without sincerity, no human prince could ever found a state, and no earthly teacher could ever establish a religion. Zhang Zhidong

Americans resident in China inform us that the ballot box in their country is greatly abused for personal ends, and Chinese admirers of the American Republic have not minutely examined its defects. Zhang Zhidong

Country Admirers Examined Abuse Box Ballot Ballot Box Greatly American Personal Ends Inform Republic China Chinese Us American Republic Resident Defects

Today our books are numberless, and one man cannot master them in a lifetime. Now that the sea-waves are dashing upon our shores, unless we keep pace with the times and acquire Western learning, we shall be left in the lurch. Zhang Zhidong

Our soldiers and people form one family. United, we may count on victory. Zhang Zhidong

Family People Victory Our Soldiers Count May Form United

The navigation of our inland waters has for years been sought in vain by foreign countries, and if we grant the privilege to Russia, other States will be guided in their demands by her example. Zhang Zhidong

The imperial province should have a university, the prefectures should have colleges, and the counties should have day schools. Zhang Zhidong

Day Colleges Imperial Counties Schools Province Should University

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