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The Three Principles of the People, also translated as Three People's Principles, or collectively San-min Doctrine, is a political philosophy developed by Sun Yat-sen as part of a philosophy to make China a free, prosperous, and powerful nation.

Its legacy of implementation is most apparent in the governmental organization of the Republic of China ( ROC ), which currently administers Taiwan, Penghu, Quemoy, and Matsu Islands.

This philosophy has been claimed as the cornerstone of the Republic of China's policy as carried by the Kuomintang ( KMT ).

The principles also appear in the first line of the National Anthem of the Republic of China.

The three principles are often translated and summarized as nationalism, democracy, and the livelihood of the people.