The total amount of suffering per year in the natural world is beyond all decent contemplation. During the minute that it takes me to compose this sentence, thousands of animals are being eaten alive, many others are running for their lives, whimpering with fear, others are slowly being devoured from within by rasping parasites, thousands of all kinds are dying of starvation, thirst, and disease.
——〈在广州农民运动讲习所第一届毕业礼演说〉,对讲习所学员发出警告,无法在中国发动阶级斗争,反之应该要用平和方法,以合作为诉求,1924年8月21日