Chen Guangcheng Quotes & Sayings

China is on a march toward rule of law and democracy. — Chen Guangcheng

I can be jailed again at any time, it is very easy. They can say I am a criminal and just lock me up. — Chen Guangcheng

Dictators are actually very fearful themselves. Even when they're asleep, they're afraid that others will take their powers away. — Chen Guangcheng

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. — Chen Guangcheng

I feel it's in people's nature to want to stop evil and embrace the good. — Chen Guangcheng

I'm just doing what my conscience asks me to do. — Chen Guangcheng

The Chinese foreign ministry has said more than once that I am a free person. Did I do anything wrong by leaving my home? — Chen Guangcheng

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, — Chen Guangcheng

I cannot be silent when facing these evils against women and children. — Chen Guangcheng

I chose to defend human rights because I cannot maintain my silence in the face of injustice. — Chen Guangcheng

No matter what happens, I feel very good about the future. — Chen Guangcheng

I am not in exile. — Chen Guangcheng

My safety and my family's safety are not guaranteed even now. — Chen Guangcheng

I've come out of a small jail and entered a bigger one. — Chen Guangcheng

I am not a hero. — Chen Guangcheng

How a society treats its disabled is the true measure of a civilization. — Chen Guangcheng