Anna Louise Strong

“The best way to befriend the Chinese people is to befriend their revolution.”

“Moscow was a city of hope. Peking is a city of fulfillment.”

“Tibet is a part of China. The Tibetan people are a part of the Chinese people.”

“I write what I see. I write what I believe. I am not a neutral.”

“They call it 'the workers' and peasants' government.' We call it 'the dictatorship of the proletariat.' I am for the dictatorship of the proletariat.”

“To be a 'friend of China,' one must be a 'friend of the new China.' It is not possible to be a friend of the old China, of the China of the landlords and compradors.”

“I saw the world change.”

“In the last analysis, the direct operation of the class struggle is the only force that can save the workers.”

“The truth is the most powerful weapon.”

“The future is built on the ruins of the past.”

“One must choose. I have chosen.”