Political Quotes by Mao Zedong

15 Political quotes by Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong's voice still echoes in political discourse. These fifteen excerpts capture his fervent stance on power, society, and change, offering a concise glimpse into the mind that shaped a nation.

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Political work is the life-blood of all economic work.

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Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.

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In literary and art criticism there are two criteria, the political and the artistic.

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Not to have a correct political point of view is like having no soul…

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All political power comes from the barrel of a gun. The communist party must command all the guns, that way, no guns…

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There is a serious tendency towards capitalism among the well-to-do peasants. This tendency will become rampant if we in the slightest way…

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The ruthless economic exploitation and political oppression of the peasants by the landlord class forced them into numerous uprisings against its rule……

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

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No political party can possibly lead a great revolutionary movement to victory unless it possesses revolutionary theory and knowledge of history and…

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The exemplary vanguard role of the Communists is of vital importance. Communists in the Eighth Route and New Fourth Armies should set…

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

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We Communists never conceal our political views. Definitely and beyond all doubt, our future or maximum program is to carry China forward…

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

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The agricultural co-operative movement has been a severe ideological and political struggle from the very beginning. No cooperative can be established without…

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There are some militarists who say: ‘We are not interested in politics but only in the profession of arms.’ It is vital…

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New things have to experience difficulties and setbacks as they grow.

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Complacency is the enemy of study.

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Women hold up half the sky.

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