Republican Era: The Age of Enlightenment

Name: Republican Era: The Age of Enlightenment
Author: Why Are There So Many Names?

民国：启蒙年代

by Why Are There So Many Names? (咋啥名都有啊)

Status: Ongoing
Length: 488k Words
Genre: Urban
Subgenre: War & Espionage
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“If we only learn the techniques for building a strong military and a wealthy nation, but not the spirit that makes them strong and wealthy, can we truly become strong and prosperous? In the First Sino-Japanese War, we bought more advanced warships, so why did we still lose? Because the system hadn't changed. In the Hundred Days' Reform, we adopted Japan's system, so why did we still fail? Because people's hearts hadn't changed.” “Material technology, institutions, and people's hearts: three layers. Changing only the material technology is to mistake the branch for the root. Material technology is the fruit, institutions are the branches, and people's hearts are the roots. If the roots are shallow, the branches won't be sturdy and the fruit won't ripen. Our most urgent need today is material technology. But if we focus only on that and neglect the fundamentals, our strength today will be fleeting, and tomorrow will bring an even greater calamity.” Who says saving the nation and rebuilding civilization must be at odds? Resistance requires guns and cannons, but it also requires spirit. A nation that doesn't know why or for whom it fights is nothing more than a mob, no matter how many guns and cannons it has. A nation that understands the value of its civilization and embraces its historical mission will rise, even if it lags behind for a time. He paused, then continued: “What we should be cultivating are modern citizens, with scientific knowledge, democratic awareness, and a sense of nationhood. But they should also be Chinese people who understand their own culture, identify with their civilization, and have cultural confidence.”

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