All the rest of the world uses the word electricity. They've borrowed the word from English. But we Chinese have our own word for it!

As for people who are politically backward, Communists should not slight or despise them, but should befriend them, unite with them, convince them and encourage them to go forward.

A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery. It cannot be so refined, so leisurely and gentle, so temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous. A revolution is an insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another.

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.

Look at World War II, at Hitler's cruelty. The more cruelty, the more enthusiasm for revolution.

...it is impossible for a genuine people's revolution in any country to win victory without various forms of help from the international revolutionary forces.

A man's head is not like a scallion, which will grow again if you cut it off; if you cut it off wrongly, then even if you want to correct your error, there is no way of doing it.