Influence
Although not seen as such until well into the 20th century, Lin is now viewed as a national hero in Chinese culture; three films have been made on his role in the Opium Wars such that he is now one of the symbols of modern China's resistance to European imperialism.
A statue of Lin stands in Chatham Square (Kimlau Square) in Chinatown, New York City, United States.
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Famous quotes containing the word influence:
“I am not sure but I should betake myself in extremities to the liberal divinities of Greece, rather than to my country’s God. Jehovah, though with us he has acquired new attributes, is more absolute and unapproachable, but hardly more divine, than Jove. He is not so much of a gentleman, not so gracious and catholic, he does not exert so intimate and genial an influence on nature, as many a god of the Greeks.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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—Lucy Stone (1818–1893)