毛泽东评鲁迅（1881年-1936年）为中华民族伟大的文学家、思想家和革命家。配合鲁迅逝世80周年，北京市委宣传部做了个大型的数据调查。赶在鲁迅忌日（10月19日）之前发布的“2016年鲁迅文学大数据”显示中国人对鲁迅的印象也是首要是文学家，之后才是（文化）革命家与思想家。鲁迅弃医从文，以文章治疗中国人精神上的麻木，影响代代中国人的思想。在他眼中，中国人的面孔又是怎样的？
自有历史以来，中国人是一向被同族屠戮、奴隶、敲掠、刑辱、压迫下来的，非人类所能忍受的楚痛，也都身受过，每一考查，真教人觉得不像活在人间。 (《病后杂谈之余》，1934）
Since the beginning of history, Chinese have been slaughtered, enslaved, pilfered, tortured and oppressed by our own kind. Under the hands of our people, we have been subjected to pains unbearable to humans. If you take a closer look at each and every atrocity throughout history, you would have thought that we live in hell. (Taken from "Random Talks After Recovering from Sickness" 1934)
爱国之士又说，中国人是爱和平的。但我殊不解既爱和平，何以国内连年打仗？或者这话应该修正：中国人对外国人是爱和平的。(《补白》，1925年）
Patriotic individuals like to say that Chinese are peace-loving. What I don't understand is, if we Chinese so love peace why are there war after war within our country? Perhaps such a saying should be corrected: Chinese are only peace-loving when it comes to foreigners. (Taken from "Further Comments", 1925)
可惜中国人但对于羊显凶兽相，而对于凶兽则显羊相，所以即使显凶兽相，也还是卑怯的国民……我想，要中国得救，也不必添什么东西进去，只要青年们将这两种性质的古传用法，反过来一用就够了；对手如凶兽时就如凶兽，对手如羊时就如羊！ (《忽然想到．七》，1925)
Unfortunately, Chinese tend to show their savage sides to lambs, and vice versa, their meek sides to predators. Being capable of showing our ferocity doesn't make us any less of a cowardly race. I don't think we need to add on anything else to save China. Our youth just need to reverse these two characteristics passed down from the ancient time: be predatory when confronted by a monster, and be just as meek when facing another lamb. (Taken from "It Just Occurred to Me (7)", 1925)
