Quotes from NYT op-ed piece 'Taking back Hong Kong's future" by student leader Joshua Wong:
'Earlier generations, many of whom came here from mainland China, wanted one thing: a stable life...The people of my generation want more....we want what everybody else in an advanced society seems to have: a say in our future.''If there is anything positive about the central government’s recent decision on universal suffrage, it’s that we now know where we stand.'
'Some people say that given the government’s firm stance ...our demands are impossible to achieve. But I believe activism is about making the impossible possible. Hong Kong’s ruling class will eventually lose the hearts and minds of the people, and even the ability to govern, because they have lost a generation of youth.'
'The protest movement may not ultimately bear fruit. But, if nothing else, it has delivered hope.'
'I would like to remind every member of the ruling class in Hong Kong: Today you are depriving us of our future, but the day will come when we decide your future. No matter what happens to the protest movement, we will reclaim the democracy that belongs to us, because time is on our side.'
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/30/opinion/joshua-wong-taking-back-hong-k...