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

To win countrywide victory is only the first step in a long march of ten thousand li.... The Chinese revolution is great, but the road after the revolution will be longer, the work greater and more arduous. This must be made clear now in the Party. The comrades must be helped to remain modest, prudent and free from arrogance and rashness in their style of work. The comrades must be helped to preserve the style of plain living and hard struggle.

Don't wait untill problems pile up and cause a lot of trouble before trying to solve them. Leaders must march ahead the movement, not lag behind it.

Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive one; it is man and not materials that counts.

We can learn what we did not know. We are not only good at destroying the Old World, we are also good at building the new.

Everything under heaven is in utter chaos; the situation is excellent.

The contest of strength is not only a contest of military and economic power, but also a contest of human power and morale. Military and economic power is necessarily wielded by people.