Everything under heaven is in utter chaos; the situation is excellent.

- Mao Zedong

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…

- Mao Zedong

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

- Mao Zedong

War can only be abolished through war, and in order to get rid of the gun it is necessary to take up the gun.

- Mao Zedong

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…

- Mao Zedong

The young people are the most active and vital force in society. They are the most eager to learn and the least conservative in their thinking. This …

- Mao Zedong

There is a serious tendency towards capitalism among the well-to-do peasants. This tendency will become rampant if we in the slightest way neglect po…

- Mao Zedong

Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed.

- Mao Zedong

To read too many books is harmful.

- Mao Zedong