Top 16 Quotes & Sayings by Chen Guangcheng

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
Chen Guangcheng

Chen Guangcheng is a Chinese civil rights activist who has worked on human rights issues in rural areas of the People's Republic of China. Blind from an early age and self-taught in the law, Chen is frequently described as a "barefoot lawyer" who advocates for women's rights, land rights, and the welfare of the poor.

China is on a march toward rule of law and democracy.
I've come out of a small jail and entered a bigger one.
I want to extend my gratitude and thankfulness to all those who care and love my family and myself, and our situation, especially the American people who show their care about the quality of justice as a universal value and I'm very grateful to all of you.
I can be jailed again at any time, it is very easy. They can say I am a criminal and just lock me up.
The Chinese foreign ministry has said more than once that I am a free person. Did I do anything wrong by leaving my home?
I'm just doing what my conscience asks me to do.
I am not in exile.
How a society treats its disabled is the true measure of a civilization. — © Chen Guangcheng
How a society treats its disabled is the true measure of a civilization.
I cannot be silent when facing these evils against women and children.
My safety and my family's safety are not guaranteed even now.
I feel it's in people's nature to want to stop evil and embrace the good. — © Chen Guangcheng
I feel it's in people's nature to want to stop evil and embrace the good.
No matter what happens, I feel very good about the future.
I am not a hero.
My fervent hope is that it would be possible for me and my family to leave for the U.S. on Hillary Clinton's plane.
I chose to defend human rights because I cannot maintain my silence in the face of injustice.
Dictators are actually very fearful themselves. Even when they're asleep, they're afraid that others will take their powers away.
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