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The Three Principles of the People are
1. nationalism--the Chinese should rule themselves
2. democracy--China should have a constitutional government in which all Chinese were considered equal
<span>3. livelihood--Every Chinese man should be provided the means to support himself and his family</span>
Because they had it just about perfected and they knew a monarch might want to take it over so they put those laws in place to prevent an "overthrow"
They are typically told in the past tense, as historical events took place in the past.
