Taken as a whole, the Chinese revolutionary movement led by the Communist Party embraces the two stages, i.e., the democratic and the socialist revolutions, which are two essentially different revolutionary processes, and the second process can be carried through only after the first has been completed. The democratic revolution is the necessary preparation for the socialist revolution, and the socialist revolution is the inevitable sequel to the democratic revolution. The ultimate aim for which all communists strive is to bring about a socialist and communist society.

Communism has nothing to do with love. Communism is an excellent hammer which we use to destroy our enemy.

There is great disorder in the heavens, and the situation is excellent.

A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery. It cannot be so refined, so leisurely and gentle, so temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous. A revolution is an insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another.

If there were no contradictions and no struggle, there would be no world, no process, no life, and there would be nothing at all.

To read too many books is harmful.

Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.