We have an army for fighting as well as an army for labour. For fighting, we have the Eighth Route and New Fourth Armies but even they do a dual job, warfare and production. With these two kinds of armies, and with a fighting army skilled in these two tasks and in mass work, we can overcome our difficulties and defeat Japanese imperialism.
Mao ZedongIt is a very good thing, and a significant one too, to exterminate the bourgeoisie and capitalism in China.
Mao ZedongRevolutionary war is an antitoxin which not only eliminates the enemy's poison but also purges us of our own filth.
Mao ZedongEvery 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.
Mao ZedongOur principle is that the Party commands the gun, and the gun must never be allowed to command the Party.
Mao ZedongNow, there are two different attitudes towards learning from others. One is the dogmatic attitude of transplanting everything, whether or not it is suited to our conditions. This is no good. The other attitude is to use our heads and learn those things that suit our conditions, that is, to absorb whatever experience is useful to us. That is the attitude we should adopt.
Mao Zedong