Chen Guangcheng

“The Chinese foreign ministry has said more than once that I am a free person. Did I do anything wrong by leaving my home?”

“No matter what happens, I feel very good about the future.”

“I feel it's in people's nature to want to stop evil and embrace the good.”

“I cannot be silent when facing these evils against women and children.”

“My safety and my family's safety are not guaranteed even now.”

“I am not a hero.”

“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.”

“China is on a march toward rule of law and democracy.”

“I am not in exile.”

“How a society treats its disabled is the true measure of a civilization.”

“I've come out of a small jail and entered a bigger one.”

“I can be jailed again at any time, it is very easy. They can say I am a criminal and just lock me up.”

“I'm just doing what my conscience asks me to do.”