Sun Yat-Sen sits in a crowded meeting hall, without windows or ventilation. Around him are those who have chosen to follow him this far, from the early years of the Revive China Society in Hawaii, through exile, humiliation, failure, because they had a hope, they shared the same hope as Sun Yat-Sen.

"Too long," starts Sun, "Have we been subjugated by foreign powers. This much is evident. But too long have we also been subjugated by our own, backwards government and culture."

"But now, the old powers of Europe are tired from their World War. Thought we still must contend with the Qing dynasty, and with the Japanese, we have infinitely less foes fully present."

"It is obvious what we must do: we must rally the people to liberate China from Imperialism, and establish a new nation-- a democratic nation, a modern nation! Then we will be able to stand up to the powers which have foiled us for so long!"

"This is not just a fight for Democracy, because we will not have Democracy without the liberation of our people. This is a fight for our sovereignty!"

"All of you who have honor, who still believe in the future, for a greater China, a happy China, a China without hunger, corruption, without backwards kings or wayward gods, I implore you to do one thing:"

"Stand up once again, and FIGHT!"

Sun Yat-Sen stands at the podium, eyeing the doors in a paranoid way, keeping an eye at the pistol he has in the stand. No assassins burst in. For his stated message, there is only applause.