There is in fact no such thing as art for art's sake, art that stands above classes, art that is detached from or independent of politics. Proletarian literature and art are part of the whole proletarian revolutionary cause.

Quote by Mao Tse-Tung

Topics: Politics Quotes

Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically.

Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically.

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.

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...

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...

All reactionaries are paper tigers.

All reactionaries are paper tigers.

Women hold up half the sky.

Women hold up half the sky.

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...

War can only be abolished through war, and in order to get rid of the...

War can only be abolished through war, and in order to get rid of the...

Genuine equality between the sexes can only be realized in the process of the socialist...

Genuine equality between the sexes can only be realized in the process of the socialist...

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...

In waking a tiger, use a long stick.

In waking a tiger, use a long stick.

Once all struggle is grasped, miracles are possible.

Once all struggle is grasped, miracles are possible.

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

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

Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.

Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.

I voted for you during your last election.

I voted for you during your last election.

The world is yours, as well as ours, but in the last analysis, it is...

The world is yours, as well as ours, but in the last analysis, it is...

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.

Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war...

Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war...

The Cold War isn't thawing; it is burning with a deadly heat. Communism isn't sleeping;...

The Cold War isn't thawing; it is burning with a deadly heat. Communism isn't sleeping;...

Communism is in conflict with human nature.

Communism is in conflict with human nature.