Complacency is the enemy of study. We cannot really learn anything until we rid ourselves of complacency.
Mao Zedong"Don't you want to abolish state power?" Yes, we do, but not right now. We cannot do it yet. Why? Because imperialism still exists, because domestic reaction still exists, because classes still exist in our country. Our present task is to strengthen the people's state apparatus - mainly the people's army, the people's police and the people's courts - in order to consolidate national defense and protect the people's interests.
Mao ZedongThe revolutionary war is a war of the masses; it can be waged only by mobilizing the masses and relying on them.
Mao ZedongThere may be thousands of principles of Marxism, but in the final analysis they can be summed up in one sentence: Rebellion is justified.
Mao Zedong