"In China the underworld and officialdom have interpenetrated and become one. Criminal elements have become officialized as officials have become criminalized."

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Source : Xiaobo Liu, E. Perry Link, Tienchi Martin-Liao (2012). “No Enemies, No Hatred”, p.102, Harvard University Press

Liu Xiaobo

#Criminals Quotes #Elements Quotes #China Quotes

“Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed.”
“A prudent person, having to do with a designing one, will always distrust most when appearances are fairest.”
“Stephen Harper is probably the most dangerous human being ever elevated to power in Canada.”
“In this game that we're playing, we can't win. Some kinds of failure are better than other kinds, that's all.”
“God sees us in secret, therefore, let, us seek his face in secret. Though heaven be God's palace, yet it is not his prison.”
“The food in Europe is pretty disappointing. I like fried chicken. But other than that Europe is great.”
“You end up with this succession of periods when everything was marvellous - from King Arthur to the medieval times, Ivanhoe, chivalry, Henry VIII, Merry England, the Blitz”
“Having their feelings make sense is how people get their kicks.”

Source : Mark Vonnegut (2011). “The Eden Express: A Memoir of Insanity”, p.93, Seven Stories Press

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