The serious problem is the education of the peasantry. The peasant economy is scattered, and the socialization of agriculture, judging by the Soviet Union's experience, will require a long time and painstaking work. Without socialization of agriculture, there can be no complete, consolidated socialism.

Mao Zedong

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All political power comes from the barrel of a gun. The communist party must command all the guns, that way, no guns can ever be used to command the party.

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When there is not enough to eat, people starve to death. It is better to let half of the people die so that the other half can eat their fill.

half enough people

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 and gentle, so temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous. A revolution is an insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another.

chinese-revolution party writing

The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the mak... by Mao Zedong

The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world history.

chinese-revolution history people

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.

inspirational love life

Deaths have benefits. They can fertilise the ground. by Mao Zedong

Deaths have benefits. They can fertilise the ground.

benefits

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 Chinese history... It's best if half the population is left, next best one-third.

chinese war people

When the enemy advances, withdraw; when he stops, harass; when he tires, strike; when he retreats, pursue.

anarchy military enemy

Maybe you're afraid of sinking. Don't think about it. If you don't think about it, you won't sink. If you do, you will.

sinking ifs thinking

People say that poverty is bad, but in fact poverty is good. The poorer people are, the more revolutionary they are. It is dreadful to imagine a time when everyone will be rich... From a surplus of calories people will have two heads and four legs.

legs two people

All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience. by Mao Zedong

All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience.

pears knowledge-experience genuine

Not to have a correct political point of view is like having no s... by Mao Zedong

Not to have a correct political point of view is like having no soul.

political soul views

If you want to know the taste of a pear, you must change the pear by eating it yourself. If you want to know the theory and methods of revolution, you must take part in revolution. All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience.

learning change military

We Communists are like seeds and the people are like the soil. Wherever we go, we must unite with the people, take root and blossom among them.

soil roots people

Despise Your enemy stragetically, but take him seriously tactical... by Mao Zedong

Despise Your enemy stragetically, but take him seriously tactically

historical history enemy

Once all struggles are grasped, miracles are possible. by Mao Zedong

Once all struggles are grasped, miracles are possible.

miracle struggle spiritual

In time of difficulties, we must not lose sight of our achievemen... by Mao Zedong

In time of difficulties, we must not lose sight of our achievements.

adversity hard-work sight

Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crus... by Mao Zedong

Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy.

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To Be Attacked by the Enemy Is Not a Bad Thing but a Good Thing. by Mao Zedong

To Be Attacked by the Enemy Is Not a Bad Thing but a Good Thing.

bad-things good-things enemy

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 and struggle to overcome these difficulties. A good comrade is one who is more eager to go where the difficulties are greater.

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