The atom bomb is a paper tiger which the United States reactionaries use to scare people. It looks terrible, but in fact it isn't.

Let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of thought contend.

We should support whatever the enemy opposes and oppose whatever the enemy supports

There is a serious tendency towards capitalism among the well-to-do peasants. This tendency will become rampant if we in the slightest way neglect political work among the peasants during the co-operative movement and for a very long period after.

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

People say that poverty is bad, but in fact poverty is good. The poorer people are, the more revolutionary they are. It is dreadful to imagine a time when everyone will be rich... From a surplus of calories people will have two heads and four legs.

War can only be abolished through war, and in order to get rid of the gun it is necessary to take up the gun.