List of Chiang Kai-shek Quotes

It Was Entirely Due To My Mother [a Devout Buddhist] And Her Kindness And Perseverance That The Family Was Saved From Utter Ruin. For A Period Of 17 Years--from The Age Of 9 Until I Was 25 Years Old--my Mother Never Spent A Day Free From Domestic Difficulties.

Landowners And Influential Men Of All Kinds, Especially Members Of Political Councils, Ought To Set An Example To The People. The Young Members Of Rich Families Should Offer Themselves For Military Service. If Not One Of Two Sons, At Least One Of Three Sons Should Be Ready To Do So.

It Is Not Worth It To Sacrifice The Interest Of The Country For The Sake Of My Son.

You Must All Be Aware That Modern War Is Not A Mere Matter Of Military Operations. It Involves The Whole Strength And All The Resources Of The Nation. Not Only Soldiers, But Also All Citizens Without Exception, Take Part.

I Have Often Said China Is Not Lacking In Material Resources. The Question Is Whether We Can Make Full And Good Use Of Them.

My Good Health Is Due To A Soup Made Of White Doves. It Is Simply Wonderful As A Tonic.

Give Me Fifty Dc-3's And The Japanese Can Have The Burma Road.

Only A Fighting Nation Can Make Itself Responsible For World Peace, And Such A Nation Must Organize Its Material Resources And Manpower With The Highest Possible Degree Of Efficiency.

We Shall Not Lightly Talk About Sacrifice Until We Are Driven To The Last Extremity Which Makes Sacrifice Inevitable.

I Go Walking, And The Hills Loom Above Me, Range Upon Range, One Against The Other. I Cannot Tell Where One Begins And Another Leaves Off. But When I Talk With God He Lifts Me Up Where I Can See Clearly, Where Everything Has A Distinct Contour.

China Has No Desire To Replace Western Imperialism In Asia With An Oriental Imperialism Or Isolationism Of Its Own Or Anyone Else.

The Rise Or Fall Of Shanghai Means The Birth Or Death Of The Whole Nation.