"No matter if it is a white cat or a black cat; as long as it can catch mice, it is a good cat."
"Even if they're functioning out of ignorance, they are still participating and must be suppressed. In China, even one million people can be considered a small sum."
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Source: 1989 Of pro-democracy demonstrators. In The Times, 5 Jun.
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