Chairman Quote by Deng Xiaoping

We should not lay all past mistakes on Chairman Mao. So we must be very objective in assessing him. His contributions were primary, his…

— Deng Xiaoping

Chairman Mao creatively applied Marxism-Leninism to every aspect of the Chinese revolution, and he had creative views on philosophy, political science, military science, literature…

— Deng Xiaoping

We must make a clear distinction between the nature of Chairman Mao's mistakes and the crimes of Lin Biao and the Gang of Four.…

— Deng Xiaoping

Chairman Mao's greatest contribution was that he applied the principles of Marxism-Leninism to the concrete practice of the Chinese revolution, pointing the way to…

— Deng Xiaoping

Not only did Mao Zedong Thought lead us to victory in the revolution in the past; it is - and will continue to be…

— Deng Xiaoping

It is Chairman Mao who should be held primarily responsible for the Great Leap Forward. But it didn't take him long - just a…

— Deng Xiaoping

So far as Chairman Mao's own hopes were concerned, he initiated the "Cultural Revolution" in order to avert the restoration of capitalism, but he…

— Deng Xiaoping

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

— Edgar Snow

Study Chairman Mao's writings, follow his teachings and act according to his instructions.

— Lin Biao

“As I gazed at Mao’s face wearing what was intended as a benign expression but was in fact a smirk of self-satisfaction, I wondered…

— Nien Cheng

“The Communist Party has not done much to change China’s traditional notions of governance, and the result has been more sorrow for the Chinese…

— Gordon G. Chang

Whatever the price of the Chinese Revolution, it has obviously succeeded not only in producing more efficient and dedicated administration, but also in fostering…

— David Rockefeller