The inscription under the statue reads: "Let them beat their swords into plowshares, for it is prophesied that days of peace and harmony shall come among my people." This is what Hou Yu-i has always tried to practice.
「他們應該把劍化成犁鋤，此乃預言和平及和睦的日子將圍繞在眾人之間」雕像的附錄文字這樣寫著，侯友宜也一直身體力行這樣的寓言。