Swollen in head, weak in legs, sharp in tongue but empty in belly.

Quote by Mao Tse-Tung

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

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

There is a serious tendency toward capitalism among the well-to-do peasants.

There is a serious tendency toward capitalism among the well-to-do peasants.

People like me sound like a lot of big cannons.

People like me sound like a lot of big cannons.

Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.

Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.

Enable every woman who can work to take her place on the labour front, under...

Enable every woman who can work to take her place on the labour front, under...

In general, any form of exercise, if pursued continuously, will help train us in perseverance....

In general, any form of exercise, if pursued continuously, will help train us in perseverance....

Investigation may be likened to the long months of pregnancy, and solving a problem to...

Investigation may be likened to the long months of pregnancy, and solving a problem to...

Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.

Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.

Passivity is fatal to us. Our goal is to make the enemy passive.

Passivity is fatal to us. Our goal is to make the enemy passive.

Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive one; it is man...

Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive one; it is man...

A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture,...

A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture,...

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

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

Once all struggle is grasped, miracles are possible.

Once all struggle is grasped, miracles are possible.

In waking a tiger, use a long stick.

In waking a tiger, use a long stick.

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

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

Let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of thought contend.

Let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of thought contend.

Enable every woman who can work to take her place on the labour front, under...

Enable every woman who can work to take her place on the labour front, under...

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

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

All reactionaries are paper tigers.

All reactionaries are paper tigers.

The atom bomb is a paper tiger which the United States reactionaries use to scare...

The atom bomb is a paper tiger which the United States reactionaries use to scare...