62 Quotes by Chen Shui-bian

The DPP will never shrink from, or compromise on, its positions to maintain national dignity and safeguard the people's interests, ... We're a sovereign, independent nation called the Republic of China. We are not a part of someone else. We're not a local government.

Because we can’t communicate, there’s a lot of misunderstanding.

Even if one tree falls down it wouldn’t affect the entire forest.

It has been well over half a century and I’m glad to say we have taken the right path from authoritarianism to democracy and this is a road of no return.

In the 1999 resolution regarding Taiwan’s future passed by the Democratic Progressive Party, it is stated very clearly that any change to the status quo of Taiwan must be decided by the people of Taiwan through referenda.

Even if I were knocked down by one gunshot it wouldn’t affect our democracy and I wasn’t knocked down and I have great confidence in our democracy and in Taiwan and in the people of Taiwan.

I have great confidence in Taiwan’s democracy.

However, I must say that I am very happy to see that we have such a positive result for our first referendum in our history and that gives me more confidence in Taiwan’s democracy.