Looking at China's modern history, ever since the short-lived Reform Movement of 1898, when Tan Sitong called on his compatriots to "break through the web" of tradition, and said, "Reform and revolution require blood to be spilt--let China start with mine," most modern leaders have had the resolve to die for their cause from the outset, and have been ready to use the most extreme tactics.
翻閱近代史，從清末戊戌變法，譚嗣同喊出「衝決網羅」，認為「變法、革命都要流血，中國就從譚某開始。」近代領袖人物往往未革命就準備從容赴義，手段異常激烈。