Liu Xiaobo Quotes


There is no force that can put an end to the human quest for freedom, and China will, in the end, become a nation ruled by law, where human rights reign supreme.


Citations

Liu, Xiaobo. "I Have No Enemies: My Final Statement." No Enemies, No Hatred: Selected Essays and Poems, edited by Perry Link, Tienchi Martin-Liao, and Liu Xia, Harvard University Press, 2012, p. 324.

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Liu Xiaobo
Liu Xiaobo
  • Born: December 28, 1955
  • Died: July 13, 2017
  • Nationality: Chinese
  • Profession: Writer, Political Commentator, Human Rights Activist

Liu Xiaobo was a Chinese writer, literary critic, human rights activist, philosopher and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who called for political reforms and was involved in campaigns to end communist one-party rule in China. He was incarcerated as a political prisoner in Jinzhou, Liaoning. On 26 June 2017, he was granted medical parole after being diagnosed with liver cancer, and died on 13 July 2017.