Quote#World
The Chinese people have only family and clan solidarity; they do not…
Quote bySun Yat-sen · 1866–1925
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: China as a Heap of Loose Sand (1924).
English (original)
The Chinese people have only family and clan solidarity; they do not have national spirit...they are just a heap of loose sand...Other men are the carving knife and serving dish; we are the fish and the meat.
— Sun Yat-sen
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