Reuters quote of the day, November 21

London, Nov 20 (Reuters) Following is a notable quote from history.

''Until my illusions were later shattered by the reality I witnessed, I was a fanatic Maoist.'' -- Wei Jingsheng, China's most prominent dissident and father of its democracy movement, in his autobiographical account published in The New York Times in 1980. Wei was formally arrested on November 21, 1995 on the capital charge of trying to overthrow the government.

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