Quote by: Liu Xiaobo

Free expression is the base of human rights, the root of human nature and the mother of truth. To kill free speech is to insult human rights, to stifle human nature and to suppress truth.

Liu Xiaobo

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Author Bio

  • NameLiu Xiaobo
  • DescriptionChinese literary critic, writer, professor, and human rights activist
  • BornDecember 28, 1955
  • CountryPeople's Republic Of China
  • ProfessionPoet; Writer; Human Rights Activist
  • AwardsNobel Peace Prize; Hermann Kesten Prize; Homo Homini Award; One Humanity Award; Giuseppe Motta Medal