This army is powerful because all its members have a conscious discipline; they have come together and they fight not for the private interests of a few individuals or a narrow clique, but for the interests of the broad masses and of the whole nation. The sole purpose of this army is to stand firmly with the Chinese people and to serve them whole-heartedly.

In waking a tiger, use a long stick.

Not to have a correct political point of view is like having no soul.

A revolution does not march a straight line. It wanders where it can, retreats before superior forces, advances wherever it has room, attacks whenever the enemy retreats or bluffs, and above all, is possessed of enormous patience.

I voted for you during your last election.

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

Deaths have benefits. They can fertilise the ground.