Chapter 155 remarks

Liang Qichao said in the article "Records of the Reform Movement of 1898": "Arousing the great dream of our country for four thousand years actually began with the First Sino-Japanese War." Liang Qichao said: "As long as there are new people, there will be no new system, no new government, and no new country." Liang Qichao said: "I love Confucius, and I love the truth more." Liang Qichao said: "Soldiers die on the battlefield, scholars die in lectures." Liang Rengong changed the word "all evils are first, filial piety is the first", and became "all evils are lazy, and all practices are first". He often used this sentence to encourage himself and encourage his disciples.

Liang Qichao commented in "Academic History of China in the Past Three Hundred Years": "The resurrection of the pre-Qin philosophers led by Mozi is actually a key to the liberation of the mind." Liang Qichao commented on the imperial examination and said: "The imperial examination is not a bad system. Those who are more evil than the imperial examination in the past are only because "the subjects tested are not enough for use."" Liang Qichao advocated national character. He said: "Everyone must bring out their talents and abilities to the fullest. The reason why Germany failed in World War I was because the individuality of the people was swallowed up by the country."

Liang Qichao wrote in the preface: "I haven't seen a coffin that has been built for decades and hundreds of years, and the theory is still undecided! Each is what it is, and it is not what it is not. Those who talk about people will draw lessons from it. Said: Someone Here, there are tens of millions who praise, and tens of millions who destroy; those who praise reach their extremes, and those who destroy also reach their extremes; Reputation is enough to compensate for the destruction; if this is the case, how human is it? It can be said that it is very human. It does not matter whether it is an extraordinary hero or an extraordinary hero, but it must be possible to act in its position. Ordinary mediocre people's eyes and tongues are illuminated by candles, and those who are yellowish. Those who know this can read my "Li Hongzhang."... "I respect Li Hongzhang's talent, I cherish Li Hongzhang's knowledge, and I feel sorry for Li Hongzhang's encounter." At the same time, Liang Qichao also criticized Li Hongzhang for "not knowing the principles of the people, not understanding the general trend of the world, and not knowing the origin of politics."

Liang Qichao said in his article "On the Relationship between Fiction and Group Governance" that if you want to renew a country's morality, religion, politics, customs, and even people's hearts, you must write more novels.Because "fiction has incredible power to dominate human nature". Liang Qichao praised Hu Shi's "Experimental Collection" and said: "After reading it, I am so happy and amazed that I have never had it before. I wish you success for the public." Liang Qichao commented on Hu Shi's "Outline of the History of Chinese Philosophy" and said: "As for the theory of knowledge, there are earth-shattering and great theories everywhere, and as for the world outlook and outlook on life, nine of them are superficial or fallacious."

Many words in modern Chinese are translated from Japanese, such as "economy", "bank", "preparation" and so on.Liang Qichao took "economy" as inappropriate, because the word "economy" in ancient Chinese means "economics to benefit the world". Therefore, he proposed to replace it with the inherent Chinese "leveling standard", and first used it in his writings. , but failed to be promoted, and the word "economy" translated from Japanese has become one of the most commonly used Chinese words in modern times. Liang Qichao advocated the "fun-oriented outlook on life". He said that "life is valuable only when you live in fun," but he believed that "gambling, drinking, and being an official are all uninteresting."

Liang Qichao advocated reforming the people and reforming the government, and advocated the establishment of a "Shame Knowing Society" and advocated "reciting one's own shame". Liang Qichao said that between Guangxu and Xuantong, there was not a single intellectual and bloody person in the country who was not a revolutionary party.Although the doctrines are the same, the means are slightly different: one group focuses on racial revolution, saying that as long as the Manchus are driven away, there is no need to worry about political confusion; People don't run. Song Jiaoren was assassinated, and Liang Qichao wrote an article "The Evil of Assassination" to defend himself. In the article, he wrote: "Some people think that the assassination of such an important figure to the country will inevitably change the political situation. It is not the case. The death of a certain celebrity , although it has some influence on the quality of the political situation, it cannot be fundamentally changed. Moreover, political phenomena are caused by the forces of the whole society, and the emerging figures are just representatives of such social forces. If the assassination is a first-rate good person , then the second-rate good people will succeed, but the second-rate good people are not as wise as the first-rate good people, which will slow down or delay the progress of society. If the first-rate bad guys are assassinated, then the second-rate The number 1 bad guy will be replaced one after another, and the second bad guy is worse than the first bad guy, which will increase the amount of evil in society and make the effect worse."

Liang Qichao regarded economics as the most important discipline in the 20th century and designated it as China's "science of national salvation".