There is in guerrilla warfare no such thing as a decisive battle; there is nothing comparable to the fixed, passive defense that characterizes orthodox war.

If we have a correct theory but merely prate about it, pigeonhole it and do not put it into practice, then that theory, however good, is of no significance.

Complacency is the enemy of study. We cannot really learn anything until we rid ourselves of complacency.

Letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend is the policy for promoting the progress of the arts and the sciences and a flourishing culture in our land.

Be pupils of the masses as well as their teachers.

People like me sound like a lot of big cannons.

All political power comes from the barrel of a gun. The communist party must command all the guns, that way, no guns can ever be used to command the party.