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War Quotes by Mao Zedong
- Revolutionary war is an antitoxin which not only eliminates the enemy's poison but also purges us of our own filth.
- If the U.S. monopoly capitalist groups persist in pushing their policies of aggression and war, the day is bound to come when they will be…
- 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…
- Soldiers are the foundation of an army; unless they are imbued with a progressive political spirit, and unless such a spirit is fostered through progressive…
- Reading is learning, but applying is also learning and the more important kind of learning at that. Our chief method is to learn warfare through…
- The ruthless economic exploitation and political oppression of the peasants by the landlord class forced them into numerous uprisings against its rule.... It was the…
- War is the highest form of struggle for resolving contradictions, when they have developed to a certain stage, between classes, nations, states, or political groups,…
- Revolutions and revolutionary wars are inevitable in class society, and without them it is impossible to accomplish any leap in social development and to overthrow…
- Revolutionary war is an antitoxin that not only eliminates the enemy's poison but also purges us of our own filth. Every just, revolutionary war is…
- The seizure of power by armed force, the settlement of the issue by war, is the central task and the highest form of revolution. This…
- Without armed struggle neither the proletariat, nor the people, nor the Communist Party would have any standing at all in China and it would be…
- Our country and all the other socialist countries want peace; so do the peoples of all the countries of the world. The only ones who…
- As for the imperialist countries, we should unite with their peoples and strive to coexist peacefully with those countries, do business with them and prevent…
- We desire peace. However, if imperialism insists on fighting a war, we will have no alternative but to take the firm resolution to fight to…
- Just because we have won victory, we must never relax our vigilance against the frenzied plots for revenge by the imperialists and their running dogs.…
- 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…
- The commanders and fighters of the entire Chinese People's Liberation Army absolutely must not relax in the least their will to fight; any thinking that…
- 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…
- Look at World War II, at Hitler's cruelty. The more cruelty, the more enthusiasm for revolution.
- 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,…
- As far as world war goes, there are really only two possibilities: either war provokes revolution, or revolution averts war.
- History shows that wars are divided into two kinds-just and unjust. All wars that are progressive are just, and all wars that impede progress are…
- The first law of war is to preserve ourselves and destroy the enemy.
- The main form of struggle is war; the main form of organization is the army... . Without armed struggle there would be no place for…
- The revolutionary war is a war of the masses; it can be waged only by mobilizing the masses and relying on them.
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