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

As far as world war goes, there are really only two possibilities: either war provokes revolution, or revolution averts war.

You have never suffered-how can you be a leftist?

Every comrade must be brought to understand that the supreme test of the words and deeds of a Communist is whether they conform with the highest interests and enjoy the support of the overwhelming majority of the people.

We desire peace. However, if imperialism insists on fighting a war, we will have no alternative but to take the firm resolution to fight to the finish before going ahead with our construction. If you are afraid of war day in day out, what will you do if war eventually comes? First, I said that the East Wind is prevailing over the West Wind and war will not break out, and now I have added these explanations about the situation in case war should break out. Both possibilities have thus been taken into account.

Despise Your enemy stragetically, but take him seriously tactically

Historical experience is written in blood and iron.