10 Quotes by Y. C. James Yen

Go to the people and live among them in order to know them and learn from them.

Technical know-how of the experts must be transformed into practical do-how of the people.

Relief has its place. But what the people need is not relief, but release – release of their own potential for development.

True independence is not a gift to be received. It can’t be a hand-out to people. It must be an achievement by the people.

The people are the foundation of the nation. Our only chance for a lasting peace on earth: the release of the strength of the common man.

A worker in the rural reconstruction must have: The body of an athlete The attitude of a teacher The mind of a scientist The heart of a missionary The spirit of a crusader.

When we talk about democracy, if the people’s stomach is empty, democracy is also empty. Democracy can not be installed by fiat; it must be achieved by the people themselves.

When we have a new heart, we become new people, and then we have a new society, then we have a new nation.

I must dedicate my life to teaching my people, for only education would make their lot less bitter, their latent power more strong.