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 ove…

- Liu Xiaobo

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.

- Liu Xiaobo

Now the entire world has its eyes on China.

- Liu Xiaobo

I hope that I will be the last victim in China's long record of treating words as crimes.

- Liu Xiaobo

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

- Liu Xiaobo

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

- Liu Xiaobo

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 strugg…

- Liu Xiaobo

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.

- Liu Xiaobo

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

- Liu Xiaobo