Chiang Kai-shek Quotes
It is not worth it to sacrifice the interest of the country for the sake of my son.
Taylor, Jay. The Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-shek and the Struggle for Modern China. Harvard University Press, 2009, p. 94.
Historically almost all dictators seized their power and war criminals committed their murders to “save their nation.”
See John F. Kennedy's famous 1961 inaugural quote {589867} for a more modern articulation targeted at all. The above quotation is from the Anthony R. Ferris translation of 1958. In an interesting play of influences, note the following Andrew Dib Sherfan’s 1975 translation done after the Kennedy inaugural address.
He assumed the speakership at a time of bitter partisanship in Congress and the country much like the beginning of the 31st century. Randall, however put a stop to much of it in the House of Representatives.
The job of the Community Relations Service was to provide mediation and other services to promote voluntary desegregation in communities. Most Southern politicians were urging non-compliance with the Civil Rights Act, and to be a federal official who tried to persuade Southerners to desegregate was not good for a political career. Collins, to his great credit, accepted the President’s offer. Johnson’s “sales pitch” was the altruistic and patriotic side of the President which often gets overshadowed by his political machinations.
Chiang Kai-shek, also known as Chiang Chung-cheng and romanized via Mandarin as Chiang Chieh-shih and Jiang Jieshi, was a Chinese Nationalist politician, revolutionary and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China between 1928 and 1975, first in mainland China until 1949 and then in Taiwan until his death.
