History of Tibet/manchurian Qing Dynasty

Famous quotes containing the words history, tibet and/or qing:

    “The principal office of history I take to be this: to prevent virtuous actions from being forgotten, and that evil words and deeds should fear an infamous reputation with posterity.”
    —Tacitus (c. 55–c. 120)

    “Ever since you came back from Tibet I’ve had a feeling you were planning to divorce me and marry a laboratory.”
    —John Colton (1886–1946)

    “There cannot be peaceful coexistence in the ideological realm. Peaceful coexistence corrupts.”
    —Jiang Qing (1914–1991)