Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.
Mao Zedong · The source reads: “Every Communist must grasp the truth: "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun."” · Selected Works (1965), vol. II
Mao Zedong · The source reads: “Every Communist must grasp the truth: "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun."” · Selected Works (1965), vol. II
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Mao Zedong · The source reads: “The policy of letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend is designed to promote the flourishing of the arts and the progress of science; it is designed to enable a socialist culture to thrive in our land.” · Speech at Peking (February 27, 1957)
Mao Zedong · The source reads: “A revolution is not the same as inviting people to dinner, or writing an essay, or painting a picture.… A revolution is an insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another.” · Selected Works (1965), vol. I
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