The Archive · 1936

Moral Training

"As leaders of the people, we must henceforth pay careful attention to) our own moral training. For one thing, we must, in our everyday life, observe the vielues of orderliness, Cleanliness, simplicity, diligence, promptness, and precision. We must Tead a new life based on the obser~ vance. of these virtues. Moreover, We must regulate our minds and be sincere in our alms, dispel. danger~ ous Ideas, sink personal difference, fand act according to the dictates of conscience. We must, in particul bbe able to differentiate between right and wrong, truth and falsehood. Only thus. can we have confidence In. our principles and the will and determination to bring about their fenforeement, whatever the sacrifices Involved.

"In -ofder to distinguish between right and wrong, however, we must Increase. our knowledge, " The late Pofly Leader often urged the mem= bers of the Revolutionary Party to] acquire the soldier's wisdom, which consists of the ability to distinguish truth from falsehood and benefit from Injury, keep abreast. of the times, and] Know oneself and one's neighbours. The foundation of the Revolstion, Dr. Sun often said, Ties in profound learning. In order to increase our knowledge, he added, we must analyze things, that is to say, observe things closely, A revolutionary must be a as such, he must] (ul study of all. social the does this, about the nations efforts will be doomed to failure. In the process of world. pacifeation, the! most Important part is the moral {raining of the Individual, If we fait to train ourselves moray, we pathing' but also Jead no decent life'

ing (0 the gravity of the emergency, General Chiang] said that the nation must, awake to mistakes, and rectify them with out further delay. If they made concerted effort to retrieve situation, the hour was not yet Into, Kuo Min,

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