Whoever has an army has power and that war decides everything.

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

The People's democratic dictatorship needs the leadership of the working class. For it is only the working class that is most far-sighted, most selfless and most thoroughly revolutionary. The entire history of revolution proves that without the leadership of the working class revolution fails and that with the leadership of the working class revolution triumphs.

Our enemies are all those in league with imperialism - the warlords, the bureaucrats, the comprador class, the big Landlord class and the reactionary section of the intelligentsia attached to them. The leading force in our revolution is the industrial proletariat. Our closest friends are the entire semi-proletariat and petty bourgeoisie. As for the vacillating middle bourgeoisie, their right wing may become our enemy and their left wing may become our friend - but we must be constantly on our guard and not let them create confusion within our ranks.

Even though I believe we should promote Chinese medicine, I personally do not believe in it. I don't take Chinese medicine.

Learn from the masses, and then teach them.

Many who have read Marxist books have become renegades from the revolution, whereas illiterate workers often grasp Marxism very well.