Ba Jin - Only by not forgetting the past can we be the master of th

Only by not forgetting the past can we be the master of the future.

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Li Feigan or Li Yaotang

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Ba Jin, 1904–2005, Chinese writer, dissident, and anarchist, Quoted in "Literary witness to century of turmoil", China Daily, November 24, 2003)

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About the Author

Ba Jin

Born: November 25, 1904
Died: October 17, 2005
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Biography

Ba Jin was a Chinese writer and author. He also wrote three original works in Esperanto. As a political activist he also wrote The Family.

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