1.
I chose to defend human rights because I cannot maintain my silence in the face of injustice.
Chen Guangcheng
2.
How a society treats its disabled is the true measure of a civilization.
Chen Guangcheng
3.
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
4.
I'm just doing what my conscience asks me to do.
Chen Guangcheng
5.
I've come out of a small jail and entered a bigger one.
Chen Guangcheng
6.
Dictators are actually very fearful themselves. Even when they're asleep, they're afraid that others will take their powers away.
Chen Guangcheng
7.
I cannot be silent when facing these evils against women and children.
Chen Guangcheng
8.
I feel it's in people's nature to want to stop evil and embrace the good.
Chen Guangcheng
9.
China is on a march toward rule of law and democracy.
Chen Guangcheng
10.
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
11.
My safety and my family's safety are not guaranteed even now.
Chen Guangcheng
12.
No matter what happens, I feel very good about the future.
Chen Guangcheng
13.
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