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title: "35 Should Quotes By Mao Zedong"
description: "35 Should quotes by Mao Zedong. Plus more from Mao Zedong and more Should sayings from other authors."
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> [If one must fight one should confine oneself to conventional weapons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/if-one-must-fight-one-should-confine-oneself-to-conventional-weapons/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

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> [ \[Khrushchev\] should get a one-ton medal. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/khrushchev-should-get-a-one-ton-medal/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

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> [Our attitude towards ourselves should be 'to be satiable in learning' and towards others 'to be tireless in teaching.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/our-attitude-towards-ourselves-should-be-to-be-satiable-in-learning/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

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> [Even though I believe we should promote Chinese medicine, I personally do not believe in it. I don't take Chinese medicine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/even-though-i-believe-we-should-promote-chinese-medicine-i-personally/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

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> [We should support whatever the enemy opposes and oppose whatever the enemy supports](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/we-should-support-whatever-the-enemy-opposes-and-oppose-whatever-the/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

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> [Communists should set an example in study; at all times they should be pupils of the masses as well as their teachers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/communists-should-set-an-example-in-study-at-all-times-they-should-be/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

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> [Napoleon was the best method. Dissolved all representative institutions and it decided who should rule the state with him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/napoleon-was-the-best-method-dissolved-all-representative/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

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> [There should be celebration rallies when people die... We believe in dialectics, and so we can't not be in favor of death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/there-should-be-celebration-rallies-when-people-die-we-believe-in/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

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> [We should encourage comrades to take the interests of the whole into account. Every Party member, every branch of work, every statement…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/we-should-encourage-comrades-to-take-the-interests-of-the-whole-into/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/the-exemplary-vanguard-role-of-the-communists-is-of-vital-importance/)

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> [As for people who are politically backward, Communists should not slight or despise them, but should befriend them, unite with them, convince…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/as-for-people-who-are-politically-backward-communists-should-not/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

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> [The question is not whether or not there should be a cult of the individual, but rather whether or not the individual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/the-question-is-not-whether-or-not-there-should-be-a-cult-of-the/)

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> [We should never pretend to know what we don't know, we should not feel ashamed to ask and learn from people below,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/we-should-never-pretend-to-know-what-we-don-t-know-we-should-not-feel/)

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> [The attitude of Communists towards any person who has made mistakes in his work should be one of persuasion in order to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/the-attitude-of-communists-towards-any-person-who-has-made-mistakes/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

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> [It is necessary to master Marxist theory and apply it, master it for the sole purpose of applying it. If you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/it-is-necessary-to-master-marxist-theory-and-apply-it-master-it-for-2/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

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> [Communists must always go into the why's and wherefore's of anything, use their own heads and carefully think over whether or not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/communists-must-always-go-into-the-why-s-and-wherefore-s-of-anything/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

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> [It is necessary to master Marxist theory and apply it, master it for the sole purpose of applying it. If you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/it-is-necessary-to-master-marxist-theory-and-apply-it-master-it-for/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

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> [On what basis should our policy rest? It should rest on our own strength, and that means regeneration through one's own efforts.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/on-what-basis-should-our-policy-rest-it-should-rest-on-our-own/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

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> [Many people think it impossible for guerrillas to exist for long in the enemy's rear. Such a belief reveals lack of comprehension…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/many-people-think-it-impossible-for-guerrillas-to-exist-for-long-in/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

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> [Now, there are two different attitudes towards learning from others. One is the dogmatic attitude of transplanting everything, whether or not it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/now-there-are-two-different-attitudes-towards-learning-from-others/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

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> [We desire peace. However, if imperialism insists on fighting a war, we will have no alternative but to take the firm resolution…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/we-desire-peace-however-if-imperialism-insists-on-fighting-a-war-we/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

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> [The People's Liberation Army is always a fighting force. Even after countrywide victory, our army will remain a fighting force during the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/the-people-s-liberation-army-is-always-a-fighting-force-even-after/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

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> [In China the struggle to consolidate the socialist system, the struggle to decide whether socialism or capitalism will prevail, will still take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/in-china-the-struggle-to-consolidate-the-socialist-system-the/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

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> [The theory of Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin is universally applicable. We should regard it not as a dogma, but as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/the-theory-of-marx-engels-lenin-and-stalin-is-universally-applicable/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

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> [Communists should be the most farsighted, the most self-sacrificing, the most resolute, and the least prejudiced in sizing up situations, and should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/communists-should-be-the-most-farsighted-the-most-self-sacrificing/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

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> [ In the struggle to defend the legacy of Leninism . . . \[Stalin\] proved himself to be an outstanding Marxist-Leninist fighter. .… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/in-the-struggle-to-defend-the-legacy-of-leninism-stalin-proved/)

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> [We should go to the masses and learn from them, synthesize their experience into better, articulated principles and methods, then do propaganda…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/we-should-go-to-the-masses-and-learn-from-them-synthesize-their/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

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> [Communists should set an example in being practical as well as far-sighted. For only by being practical can they fulfil the appointed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/communists-should-set-an-example-in-being-practical-as-well-as-far/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

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> [So long as a person who has made mistakes . . . honestly and sincerely wishes to be cured and to mend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/so-long-as-a-person-who-has-made-mistakes-honestly-and-sincerely/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

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> [Communists must listen attentively to the views of people outside the Party and let them have their say. If what they say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/communists-must-listen-attentively-to-the-views-of-people-outside-the/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

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> [Every Communist working in the mass movements should be a friend of the masses and not a boss over them, an indefatigable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/every-communist-working-in-the-mass-movements-should-be-a-friend-of/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

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> [The world is progressing, the future is bright and no one can change this general trend of history. We should carry on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/the-world-is-progressing-the-future-is-bright-and-no-one-can-change/)

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> [As for the imperialist countries, we should unite with their peoples and strive to coexist peacefully with those countries, do business with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/as-for-the-imperialist-countries-we-should-unite-with-their-peoples/)

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> [At no time and in no circumstances should a Communist place his personal interests first; he should subordinate them to the interests…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/at-no-time-and-in-no-circumstances-should-a-communist-place-his/)

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> [Education in democracy must be carried on within the Party so that members can understand the meaning of democratic life, the meaning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/education-in-democracy-must-be-carried-on-within-the-party-so-that/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

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## Other authors on Should

## More by Mao Zedong

> [Firstly, do not fear hardship, and secondly, do not fear death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/firstly-do-not-fear-hardship-and-secondly-do-not-fear-death/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

> [The most effective method of propaganda directed at the enemy forces is to release captured soldiers and give the wounded medical treatment... Whenever soldiers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/the-most-effective-method-of-propaganda-directed-at-the-enemy-forces/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

> [We must learn to do economic work from all who know how, no matter who they are. We must esteem them as teachers, learning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/we-must-learn-to-do-economic-work-from-all-who-know-how-no-matter-who/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

> [A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/a-revolution-is-not-a-dinner-party-or-writing-an-essay-or-painting-a/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

> [At the beginning of anything out of the ordinary, the mass of the people always dislike it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/at-the-beginning-of-anything-out-of-the-ordinary-the-mass-of-the/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

> [Winds flap the sail, tortoise and snake are silent, a great plan looms. A bridge will fly over this moat dug by heaven and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/winds-flap-the-sail-tortoise-and-snake-are-silent-a-great-plan-looms/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

> [Let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of thought contend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/let-a-hundred-flowers-bloom-let-a-hundred-schools-of-thought-contend/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

> [ In the struggle to defend the legacy of Leninism . . . \[Stalin\] proved himself to be an outstanding Marxist-Leninist fighter. . . .… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/in-the-struggle-to-defend-the-legacy-of-leninism-stalin-proved/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

> [New things have to experience difficulties and setbacks as they grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/new-things-have-to-experience-difficulties-and-setbacks-as-they-grow/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

> [It is necessary to master Marxist theory and apply it, master it for the sole purpose of applying it. If you can apply the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/it-is-necessary-to-master-marxist-theory-and-apply-it-master-it-for/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

> [It is a very good thing, and a significant one too, to exterminate the bourgeoisie and capitalism in China.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/it-is-a-very-good-thing-and-a-significant-one-too-to-exterminate-the/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

> [Return to Shaoshan I regret the passing, the dying, of the vague dream: my native orchards thirty-two years ago. Yet red banners roused the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/return-to-shaoshan-i-regret-the-passing-the-dying-of-the-vague-dream/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

> [We should go to the masses and learn from them, synthesize their experience into better, articulated principles and methods, then do propaganda among the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/we-should-go-to-the-masses-and-learn-from-them-synthesize-their/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

> [Complacency is the enemy of study.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/complacency-is-the-enemy-of-study/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

> [Women hold up half the sky.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/women-hold-up-half-the-sky/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

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                        "text": "In China the struggle to consolidate the socialist system, the struggle to decide whether socialism or capitalism will prevail, will still take a long historical period. However, we should all realize that the new system of socialism will unquestionably be consolidated. We can assuredly build a socialist state with modern industry, modern agriculture, and modern science and culture.",
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                        "text": "The theory of Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin is universally applicable. We should regard it not as a dogma, but as a guide to action. Studying it is not merely a matter of learning terms and phrases but of learning Marxism-Leninism as the science of revolution. It is not just a matter of understanding the general laws derived by Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin from their extensive study of real life and revolutionary experience, but of studying their standpoint and method in examining and solving problems.",
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                        "text": "In the struggle to defend the legacy of Leninism . . . [Stalin] proved himself to be an outstanding Marxist-Leninist fighter. . . . Stalin's works should, as before, be seriously studied . . . [to] see what is correct and what is not.",
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                        "text": "So long as a person who has made mistakes . . . honestly and sincerely wishes to be cured and to mend his ways, we should welcome him and cure his sickness so that he can become a good comrade. We can never succeed if we just let ourselves go and lash at him.",
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