“We are not seeking revolution. We just want democracy!”

— Joshua Wong

October 5, 2014 Hong Kong’s students want you to stop calling their protest a ‘revolution’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2014/10/04/hong-kongs-students-want-you-to-stop-calling-their-protest-a-revolution/

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