Chinese Revolution Quotations

After the countrywide victory of the Chinese revolution and the solution of the land problem, two basic contradictions will still exist in China. The first is internal, that is, the contradiction between the working class and the bourgeoisie. The second is external, which is the contradiction between China and the imperialist countries. Consequently, after the victory of the people's democratic revolution, the state power of the people's republic under the leadership of the working class must not be weakened but must be strengthened.

How is Marxist-Leninist theory to be linked with the practice of the Chinese revolution? To use a common expression, it is by "shooting the arrow at the target". As the arrow is to the target, so is Marxism-Leninism to the Chinese revolution. Some comrades, however, are "shooting without a target", shooting at random, and such people are liable to harm the revolution.

If you want to know the theory and methods of revolution, you must take part in revolution.

I have witnessed the tremendous energy of the masses. On this foundation it is possible to accomplish any task whatsoever.

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

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

Whatever the price of the Chinese Revolution, it has obviously succeeded not only in producing more efficient and dedicated administration, but also in fostering high morale and community of purpose. The social experiment in China under Chairman Mao's leadership is one of the most important and successful in human history.

We must always remember that the Chinese revolution was not a peasant's revolution, but one of the extreme Right.

Our attitude towards ourselves should be 'to be satiable in learning' and towards others 'to be tireless in teaching.

The arrow of Marxist-Leninism must be used to hit the target of the Chinese Revolution.