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Edgar Snow

(1905–1972) Journalist

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Edgar Snow was a journalist.

Quick Facts About Edgar Snow

Born: July 17, 1905
Died: February 15, 1972
Profession: Journalist

About Edgar Snow

[Wikidata] American journalist (1905–1972)... | [Wikipedia] Edgar Parks Snow was an American journalist known for his books and articles on communism in China and the Chinese Communist Revolution. He was the first Western journalist to give an account of the history of the Chinese Communist Party following the Long March, and he was also the first Western jo

Quotes by Edgar Snow

In Russia religion is the opium of the people; in China opium is the religion of the people.

China

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I doubt very much if Mao would ever command great respect from the intellectual élite of China, perhaps not entirely because he…

China

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Mao appears to be quite free from symptoms of megalomania, but he has a deep sense of personal dignity, and something about…

Decision

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Do not suppose, first of all, that Mao Tse-tung could be the "saviour" of China. Nonsense. There will never be one "saviour"…

Certain

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It is impossible not to recognise the Long March as one of the great triumphs of men against odds and men against…

Against the odds

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Mao lived very much like the rank and file of the Red Army. After ten years of leadership of the Reds, after…

Army

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There seemed to be nothing in Mao that might be called religious feeling; his judgments were reached, I believe, on the basis…

Bases

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