. . . dogma is less useful than cow dung. One can make whatever one likes out of it, even revisionism. . . .
Mao ZedongClasses struggle, some classes triumph, others are eliminated. Such is history; such is the history of civilization for thousands of years.
Mao ZedongNo political party can possibly lead a great revolutionary movement to victory unless it possesses revolutionary theory and knowledge of history and has a profound grasp of the practical movement.
Mao ZedongAt certain times in the revolutionary struggle, the difficulties outweigh the favorable conditions and so constitute the principal aspect of the contradiction and the favorable conditions constitute the secondary aspect. But through their efforts the revolutionaries can overcome the difficulties step by step and open up a favorable new situation, thus a difficult situation yields place to a favorable one.
Mao Zedong