Liu Xiaobo Quotations

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.

In China the underworld and officialdom have interpenetrated and become one. Criminal elements have become officialized as officials have become criminalized.

The Internet is truly God's gift to the Chinese people.

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.

The major wars that the U.S. became involved in are all ethically defensible.

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.

Life is priceless even to an ant.

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.

I have no enemies and no hatred

The free world led by the U.S. fought almost all regimes that trampled on human rights.