With Taiwan, it took about 40 years to go from an authoritarian to a democratic society. Ma Ying-jeou More Quotes by Ma Ying-jeou More Quotes From Ma Ying-jeou Many in Taiwan believe that Hu Jintao is much more sophisticated than his predecessors in understanding Taiwan. He represents a different generation of leaders, more pragmatic, less ideological. Ma Ying-jeou understandingleaderbelieve Be honest. Be honest with yourself, be honest with, you know, your fellow politicians. This is a rare quality of politicians. Ma Ying-jeou honestqualitypolitician I am Taiwanese as well as Chinese. Ma Ying-jeou chinesewells It's very important for Taiwan to maintain its international contact. Ma Ying-jeou taiwancontactimportant People like to see honest persons. So I certainly will advise many young people who want to participate in politics, honesty is the best policy. Ma Ying-jeou honestywantpeople I require every Taipei student to swim; if they can't pass the test they won't graduate. Why do I do that? Because I think that is very, very important integral part of their education. Ma Ying-jeou importantswimthinking
