Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
Our principle is that the Party commands the gun, and the gun must never be allowed to command the Party.
Mao Zedong
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Mao Zedong
Age: 82 †
Born: 1893
Born: December 26
Died: 1976
Died: September 9
Calligrapher
Former Chairman Of The Communist Party Of China
Librarian
Philosopher
Poet
Political Theorist
Politician
Revolutionary
Strategist
Mao Tse-tung
Chairman Mao
Mao Ze Dong
Maozedong
Tse Toung Mao
Gun
Allowed
Principle
Army
Principles
Party
Must
Commands
Never
Command
More quotes by Mao Zedong
The Chinese people have stood up.
Mao Zedong
Deaths have benefits. They can fertilise the ground.
Mao Zedong
The government burns down whole cities while the people are forbidden to light lamps.
Mao Zedong
Once all struggles are grasped, miracles are possible.
Mao Zedong
Imperialism is a paper tiger.
Mao Zedong
It's always darkest before it becomes totally black.
Mao Zedong
Many who have read Marxist books have become renegades from the revolution, whereas illiterate workers often grasp Marxism very well.
Mao Zedong
The popular masses are like water, and the army is like a fish. How then can it be said that when there is water, a fish will have difficulty in preserving its existence? An army which fails to maintain good discipline gets into opposition with the popular masses, and thus by its own action dries up the water.
Mao Zedong
Swollen in head, weak in legs, sharp in tongue but empty in belly.
Mao Zedong
If we have a correct theory but merely prate about it, pigeonhole it and do not put it into practice, then that theory, however good, is of no significance.
Mao Zedong
Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed.
Mao Zedong
Kunlun Mountain Over the earth the greenblue monster Kunlun who has seen all spring color and passion of men. Three million dragons of white jade soar and freeze the whole sky with snow. When a summer sun heats the globe rivers flood and men turn into fish and turtles. Who can judge a thousand years of accomplishments or failures?
Mao Zedong
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 and start afresh and not one of exclusion, unless he is incorrigible.
Mao Zedong
The differences between friends cannot but reinforce their friendship.
Mao Zedong
Let the ancient serve the present, let the foreign serve the national by developing that which has been accomplished one creates something that is new.
Mao Zedong
[Khrushchev] should get a one-ton medal.
Mao Zedong
Knowledge is a matter of science and no dishonesty or conceit whatsoever is permissible. What is required is definitely the reverse - honesty and modesty.
Mao Zedong
Even though I believe we should promote Chinese medicine, I personally do not believe in it. I don't take Chinese medicine.
Mao Zedong
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.
Mao Zedong
Long distance running is particularly good training in perseverance.
Mao Zedong
