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stand up for what was right and what they believed in, there
15 ༧ point beyond which
I do not believe that we should
willingly
go,
even
in
pursuit
of
a
co goal
which
we
genuinely aspire.
stands for a throw back to the
182.
Is what Hong
Kong
past
or
of the future? wave a
Will the world be happier
and more prosperous, or less so, as more of it becomes more
like Hong Kong,
success?
our sharing
and values
copying
our
We know the answers to those questions.
183.
"One country,
two
systems".
to
see.
you
wish;
the
But
I
this say
government
to all of you.
That is what I wish
I cannot stand up for our system for longer than
cannot stand taller than you.
stand up for Qur
today, what chance system
If we are not prepared to
of doing so
tomorrow?
184.
I say
that we cannot be bolder than you.
That is
not
a
surrender of leadership.
It is a statement of fact.
We cannot be bolder than you because liberty stands
When it shrivels there, nothing can save it.
185.
in the heart.
186.
And there is another reason,
too.