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Quote by Hu Shih
On July 26, 1916, I announced to all my friends in America that fr

On July 26, 1916, I announced to all my friends in America that from now on I resolved to write no more poems in the classical language, and to begin my experiments in writing poetry in the so-called vulgar tongue of the people. – Hu Shih

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No student of Chinese history can say that the Chinese are incapable of religious experience, even when judged by the standards of medieval Europe or pious India. – Hu Shih

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After learning the language and culture of the Chinese people, these Jesuits began to establish contacts with the young intellectuals of the country. – Hu Shih

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Life and human society are the chief concern of Confucianism and, through it, the chief concern of the Chinese people. – Hu Shih

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