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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.

Mao Zedong

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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
Wherever
Seeds
Roots
Communists
Among
Blossom
Take
Unite
Must
Communist
Like
Root
People
Soil

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