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One Quotes by Mao Zedong
- The state machine, including the army, the police and the courts, is the instrument with which one class oppresses another. It is an instrument of…
- There are some militarists who say: ‘We are not interested in politics but only in the profession of arms.’ It is vital that these simple-minded…
- A revolution is not a dinner party [...] A revolution is an insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another.
- Not just in China, but everywhere in the world without exception, one either leans to the side of imperialism or the side of socialism. Neutrality…
- On what basis should our policy rest? It should rest on our own strength, and that means regeneration through one's own efforts. We are not…
- At certain times in the revolutionary struggle, the difficulties outweigh the favorable conditions and so constitute the principal aspect of the contradiction and the favorable…
- What is work? Work is struggle. There are difficulties and problems in those places for us to overcome and solve. We go there to work…
- Poem for Liu Ya-tzu I cannot forget how in Canton we drank tea and in Chungking went over our poems when leaves were yellowing. Thirty-one…
- Conditions are changing all the time, and to adapt one's thinking to the new conditions, one must study. Even those who have a better grasp…
- Now, there are two different attitudes towards learning from others. One is the dogmatic attitude of transplanting everything, whether or not it is suited to…
- It is necessary to master Marxist theory and apply it, master it for the sole purpose of applying it. If you can apply the Marxist-Leninist…
- At no time and in no circumstances should a Communist place his personal interests first; he should subordinate them to the interests of the nation…
- The attitude of Communists towards any person who has made mistakes in his work should be one of persuasion in order to help him change…
- The world is progressing, the future is bright and no one can change this general trend of history. We should carry on constant propaganda among…
- Don't make a fuss about a world war. At most, people die... Half the population wiped out - this happened quite a few times in…
- It is a very good thing, and a significant one too, to exterminate the bourgeoisie and capitalism in China.
- Let's contemplate this, how many people would die if war breaks out. There are 2.7 billion people in the world. One-third could be lost; or,…
- There may be thousands of principles of Marxism, but in the final analysis they can be summed up in one sentence: Rebellion is justified.
- The most important thing is to be strong. With strength, one can conquer others, and to conquer others gives one virtue.
- Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive one; it is man and not materials that counts.
- A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery; it cannot be so refined, so leisurely…
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