Min quan zhu yi / Sun Wen chu.,民權主義 / 孫文著. 1924 [Leather Bound] Quotes

“The sovereign owner should
depend upon the skillful expert to drive his car, and the same principle should apply in the vital affairs of the nation.
The people are the owners; they must be sovereign. The government are specialists; they must be men of ability and
skill. We are therefore to look upon all the officers of the government, from president and premier down to heads
of departments, as specially trained chauffeurs; if they are able men and loyal to the nation, we should be willing to
give the sovereignty of the state into their hands. We must not limit their movements but give them freedom of
action; then the state can progress and progress with rapid strides. If, on the contrary, we attempt to take everything
into our own hands, or to hamper our experts at every turn and not allow them freedom of action, the state can
hardly hope to progress much and will move forward very slowly.”
― Sun Yat-Sen, Min quan zhu yi / Sun Wen chu.,民權主義 / 孫文著. 1924 [Leather Bound]