Quote of the day
Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.
Hu Shih
Born: December 17, 1891
Died: February 24, 1962 (aged 70)
Bio: Hu Shih was a Chinese philosopher, essayist and diplomat. Hu is widely recognized today as a key contributor to Chinese liberalism and language reform in his advocacy for the use of written vernacular Chinese.
Known for:
- The Chinese renaissance (1923)
- An Outline History of Chinese Philosophy (1919)