Peace Quotes by Mao Zedong

War can only be abolished through war, and in order to get rid of the gun it is necessary to take up…

— Mao Zedong

Whoever has an army has power, and war decides everything.

— Mao Zedong

An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.

— Mao Zedong

The first law of war is to preserve ourselves and destroy the enemy.

— Mao Zedong

We are advocates of the abolition of war, we do not want war; but war can only be abolished through war.

— Mao Zedong

Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed.

— Mao Zedong

Whoever has an army has power and that war decides everything.

— Mao Zedong

There is in guerilla warfare no such thing as a decisive battle.

— Mao Zedong

The commanders and fighters of the entire Chinese People's Liberation Army absolutely must not relax in the least their will to fight;…

— Mao Zedong

There is in guerrilla warfare no such thing as a decisive battle; there is nothing comparable to the fixed, passive defense that…

— Mao Zedong

The officers do not beat the men; the officers and men receive equal treatment. Soldiers are free to hold meetings and speak…

— Mao Zedong

History shows that wars are divided into two kinds-just and unjust. All wars that are progressive are just, and all wars that…

— Mao Zedong

The seizure of power by armed force, the settlement of the issue by war, is the central task and the highest form…

— Mao Zedong

Just because we have won victory, we must never relax our vigilance against the frenzied plots for revenge by the imperialists and…

— Mao Zedong

Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive factor; it is people, not things, that are decisive. The contest…

— Mao Zedong

War is the highest form of struggle for resolving contradictions, when they have developed to a certain stage, between classes, nations, states,…

— Mao Zedong

Revolutions and revolutionary wars are inevitable in class society, and without them it is impossible to accomplish any leap in social development…

— Mao Zedong

Many people think it impossible for guerrillas to exist for long in the enemy's rear. Such a belief reveals lack of comprehension…

— Mao Zedong

The imperialists and domestic reactionaries will certainly not take their defeat Lying down and they will struggle to the last ditch. After…

— Mao Zedong

Our country and all the other socialist countries want peace; so do the peoples of all the countries of the world. The…

— Mao Zedong

Without armed struggle neither the proletariat, nor the people, nor the Communist Party would have any standing at all in China and…

— Mao Zedong

We desire peace. However, if imperialism insists on fighting a war, we will have no alternative but to take the firm resolution…

— Mao Zedong

Revolutionary war is an antitoxin that not only eliminates the enemy's poison but also purges us of our own filth. Every just,…

— Mao Zedong

As for the imperialist countries, we should unite with their peoples and strive to coexist peacefully with those countries, do business with…

— Mao Zedong

The world is progressing, the future is bright and no one can change this general trend of history. We should carry on…

— Mao Zedong

“...this protracted war will pass through three stages. The first stage covers the period of the enemy's strategic offensive and our strategic…

— Mao Zedong

Soldiers are the foundation of an army; unless they are imbued with a progressive political spirit, and unless such a spirit is…

— Mao Zedong