Wang Chong Quotes on Knowledge
Wang Chong was a Chinese philosopher of the Eastern Han dynasty and one of the most original critical and naturalist thinkers of the classical Chinese tradition. This page collects quotes attributed to Wang Chong on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Wang Chong:
“What we call portents are nothing but the regular operation of nature.”
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Attributed to Wang Chong:
“The educated man should believe nothing on the authority of repetition alone.”
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Attributed to Wang Chong:
“Reason, not custom, is the proper measure of the truth of any claim.”
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“As quoted in 1974, "Wang Hongwen Dies in Beijing; A Member of the 'Gang of Four'" in The New York Times (5 August 1992)”
What is wrong with rebellion? It was through the rebellion led by Chairman Mao against imperialism, feudalism and bureaucratic capitalism that members of the Communist Party of China achieved the victory of revolution and succeeded in seizing political power. -
“Will our Great Cultural Revolution be cursed? Certainly some people will curse it. And even 10 years or several decades later, there will be some people who will curse it.”
As quoted in 1974, "Wang Hongwen Dies in Beijing; A Member of the 'Gang of Four'" in The New York Times (5 August 1992) -
“As quoted in 1974, "Wang Hongwen Dies in Beijing; A Member of the 'Gang of Four'" in The New York Times (5 August 1992)”
Will our Great Cultural Revolution be cursed? Certainly some people will curse it. And even 10 years or several decades later, there will be some people who will curse it. -
“Historical experience tells us that not only will the struggle between the two classes and the two roads in society at home inevitably find expression in our Party, but imperialism and social-imperialism abroad will inevitably recruit agents from within our Party in order to carry out aggression and subversion against us.”
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“To study Marxism and criticize revisionism is our long-term task for strengthening the building of our Party ideologically.”
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