"A foreign lady friend of mine once wrote and asked me whether it is true that we Chinese believe, like the Mohamedans, that a woman has no soul. I wrote back and told her that we Chinese do not hold that a woman has no soul, but that we hold that a woman,—a true Chinese woman has no self."
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Gu Hongming
Gu Hongming, in his time known as Ku Hung-ming (18 July 1857 – 30 April 1928) was a Chinese thinker and man of letters. Famous for his knowledge of the English language and Western civilization, he however voiced an opposition to reforms of the Chinese society.
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