At Kobe, whither I fled from Hong Kong, I took a step of great importance. I cut off my cue, which had been growing all my life.
Sun Yat-SenRead
After the Manchu government had carried on wars with foreign nations and had been defeated, China was forced to sign many unequal treaties. Foreign nations are still using these treaties to bind China, and as a result, China fails at whatever she attempts.
Interpretation
This quote reflects on the impact of historical treaties on China's sovereignty and progress.
Sun Yat-Sen highlights the detrimental effects of the unequal treaties imposed on China after its conflicts with foreign nations. He suggests that these treaties have constrained China's ability to thrive and succeed, symbolizing the broader theme of how historical injustices can impede a nation's development and autonomy.
In practice
This quote can be used during a lecture on the impact of colonial treaties on modern nations.
At Kobe, whither I fled from Hong Kong, I took a step of great importance. I cut off my cue, which had been growing all my life.
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Six is a number perfect in itself, and not because God created the world in six days; rather the contrary is true. God created the world in six days because this number is perfect, and it would remain perfect, even if the work of the six days did not exist.
It is wrong to have an ideal view of the world. That's where the mischief starts. That's where everything starts unravelling.
More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly.
I once saw a photograph of a large herd of wild elephants in Central Africa Seeing an airplane for the first time, and all in a state of wild collective terror... As, however, there were no journalists among them, the terror died down when the airplane was out of sight.
The dog is the most faithful of animals and would be much esteemed were it not so common. Our Lord God has made His greatest gifts the commonest.
An age that melts in unperceiv'd decay, And glides in modest innocence away.
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