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We have had a long wait for democracy.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Democracy
Long
Waiting
Wait
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I believe in the greatness of our people.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Greatness
Believe People I Believe
Our People
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Taiwan is an independent sovereign country.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Independent
Sovereign
Taiwan
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Taiwan is an independent, sovereign country.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Country
Independent
Prejudice
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I believe in the greatness of our democracy.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Believe
Democracy
Greatness
Democracy Believe I Believe
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I have great confidence in Taiwan's democracy.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Confidence
Smile
Democracy
Prejudice
Taiwan
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Because we can't communicate, there's a lot of misunderstanding.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Communicate
Misunderstanding
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Even if one tree falls down it wouldn't affect the entire forest.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Nature
Fall
Prejudice
Tree
Affect
Down
Entire
Even
Falls
Forest
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The election result is not a victory that belongs to me or my party.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Election
Party
Prejudice
Victory
Belongs
Result
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The grandeur and strength or our people and democracy are as big as a forest.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Democracy
Grandeur
People
Prejudice
Forest
Our People
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I've been charged with misappropriation of funds or misuse of two types of funds.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Misuse
Charged
Funds
Types
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We must unify Taiwan; we cannot afford to have our society being divided in half.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Divided
Taiwan
Afford
Unify
We Cannot
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I expect the ruling and opposition parties to work together for the future of Taiwan.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Party
Taiwan
Working Together
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The results of the two referenda demonstrate the majority view of the Taiwanese people.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Majority
People
Two
Views
Demonstrate
Taiwanese
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We will strive to make Taiwan a better place and enable our people to live better lives.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Better Place
People
Prejudice
Strive
Taiwan
Better People Will
Enable
Our People
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A defensive referendum is for avoiding war and to help keep the Taiwanese people free of fear.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
War
Helping
People
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We also intend to deal with the issue of incorporating basic human rights into our new constitution.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Basic Human Rights
Human Rights
Issues
Prejudice
Rights
Basic
Intend
Issue
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Over the next four years, I will continue to listen to different views and accept different suggestions.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Suggestions
Views
Years
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We must not demonstrate any arrogance, and we must refrain from any irrational or undemocratic behavior.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Arrogance
Behavior
Irrational
Prejudice
Refrain
Demonstrate
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We will make every effort to unify all ethnic groups, to strengthen belief in Taiwan and to persist in reform.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Belief
Effort
Ethnic Groups
Groups
Persist
Reform
Taiwan
Ethnic
Strengthen
Unify
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The road to democracy may be winding and is like a river taking many curves, but eventually the river will reach the ocean.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Ocean
Curves
Democracy
May
Rivers
Eventually
Reach
River
Taking
Winding
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It has been well over half a century and I'm glad to say we have taken the right path from authoritarianism to democracy and this is a road of no return.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Authoritarianism
Century
Democracy
Glad
Path
Prejudice
Return
Right Path
Taken
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If we really love and cherish Taiwan, we should hold our hands in unity to protect our country and our democratic values with the most humble and tolerant hearts.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Cherish
Country
Democratic
Heart
Humble
Protect
Taiwan
Unity
Hearts
Tolerant
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I believe that this is not only the view of the people on both sides of the Strait. It is also the common expectation of the US, Japan and the international community.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Believe
Both Sides
International
International Community
Japan
Sides
Views
Believe I Believe Community
Expectation
Strait
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We sincerely ask the Beijing authorities across the Strait to view the election result from a positive perspective, to accept the democratic decision of the Taiwanese people.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Beijing
Decision
Democratic
Election
People
Perspective
Sincerely
Views
Authorities
Result
Strait
Taiwanese
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However, I must say that I am very happy to see that we have such a positive result for our first referendum in our history and that gives me more confidence in Taiwan's democracy.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Confidence
Smile
Democracy
Giving
Prejudice
Taiwan
However
Referendum
Result
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I have great confidence in the universal value and in basic human rights and I have great confidence that referenda will eventually take root and become part of our daily lives in Taiwan.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Confidence
Smile
Basic Human Rights
Human Rights
Rights
Roots
Taiwan
Basic
Daily
Daily Lives
Eventually
Root
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Even if I were knocked down by one gunshot it wouldn't affect our democracy and I wasn't knocked down and I have great confidence in our democracy and in Taiwan and in the people of Taiwan.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Confidence
Smile
Democracy
People
Taiwan
Affect
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Secondly I would like to make continuous efforts of stabilising cross Strait relations, eventually reaching peace across the Taiwan strait and stability and security in the Asia Pacific region.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Peace
Asia
Effort
Pacific
Reaching
Stability
Taiwan
Continuous
Cross
Efforts
Eventually
Region
Relations
Secondly
Strait
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We ask them to remove the missiles deployed against Taiwan, give up their military threat, and instead let us together open the door to cross-Strait peaceful and stable dialogue and negotiations.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Dialogue
Military
Missiles
Peaceful
Remove
Stable
Taiwan
Deployed
Door
Let Us
Negotiations
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Also in the new constitution, we want to lower the voting age from 20 years to 18 years and also gradually implement a voluntary military service in replacement of the current compulsory military service.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Compulsory
Military
Military Service
Voting
Voting Age
Years
Current
Gradually
Implement
Lower
Replacement
Service
Voluntary
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The majority of Taiwan people cannot accept Taiwan becoming a second Hong Kong, nor can we accept Taiwan becoming a local government of the People's Republic of China or a Special Administrative Region of China.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Administrative
Hong Kong
Local Government
Majority
Republic
Taiwan
Local
Region
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Through mutual understanding, sincerity and goodwill, and with great wisdom and broad views, the leaders on both sides should jointly initiate new opportunities for peace, stability, cooperation and mutual benefit.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Opportunity
Peace
Wisdom
Both Sides
Cooperation
Goodwill
Initiate
Mutual
Mutual Understanding
Sides
Sincerity
Stability
Views
Benefit
Broad
Leaders
New Opportunities
Opportunities
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The election is over, and even though there are people who have different ideologies and beliefs, from now on we must all embrace each other, creating a harmonious and unified new Taiwan through our love and tolerance.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Creating
Election
Embrace
Harmonious
Our Love
People
Taiwan
Tolerance
Unified
Beliefs
Ideologies
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It's true I didn't get a fair trial, but the problem is people don't understand the details. It is important to understand the details of the trial and why I'm not guilty under the charges that were brought against me.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Details
Fair Trial
Guilty
Not Guilty
Me Important People
Me People True
Charges
Trial
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In the 1999 resolution regarding Taiwan's future passed by the Democratic Progressive Party, it is stated very clearly that any change to the status quo of Taiwan must be decided by the people of Taiwan through referenda.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Decided
Democratic
Party
People
Resolution
Status Quo
Taiwan
By The People
Change Future People
Clearly
Passed
Quo
Regarding
Stated
Status
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I understand the harsh feelings and sentiments from my opponents and their supporters because I myself have been defeated twice in my political life in the past and I understand very well it is hard to accept your own failure.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Defeated
Feelings
Harsh
Opponents
Past
Political
Political Life
Sentiments
Twice
In The Past
Supporters
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I have great confidence in Taiwan's democracy. I have great confidence in the universal value and in basic human rights, and I have great confidence that referenda will eventually take root and become part of our daily lives in Taiwan.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Basic Human Rights
Human Rights
Taiwan
Basic
Daily
Daily Lives
Root
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During my 8 years in office, I set up a special investigatory branch as part of the highest court level. As it happened, from the time I set it up until now, I'm the one who has been investigated under that procedure. Of course, I had not expected this to happen.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Court
Expected
Branch
Procedure
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I did business the same way President Lee did, and from what I read in the papers, the same way President Ma has done. But I have been charged for misuse and misappropriation. People need to learn at the most basic level that valid charges have not been brought against me.
Chen Shui-Bian / Politician
Misuse
Papers
Business Done Me
Business Me People
Charged
Lee
Ma
Valid
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