Mao Zedong Quotes

A communist must never stay aloof from or above the masses like a bureaucrat. He ought to be like an ordinary worker in the presence of the masses, join them, and become one of them.

This is a movement on a vast scale. It has indeed mobilized the masses. It is of very great significance to the revolutionization of the thinking of the people throughout the country.

You should pay attention to state affairs and carry the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution through to the end!

No need to be afraid of tidal waves; human society has been evolved out of 'tidal waves'.

Without destruction there can be no construction; without blockage there can be no flow; without stoppage there can be no movement.

Wind will not cease even if trees want to rest.

It is to the advantage of despots to keep people ignorant; it is to our advantage to make them intelligent. We must lead all of them gradually away from ignorance.

We, the communists, do not want official positions; we want revolution. We must have a thoroughly revolutionary spirit and must be with the masses every hour, every minute. As long as we are with the masses, we shall always be victorious.

Trust the majority of the cadres and the masses. This is essential.

Do not stop half way and do not ever go backward. There is no way behind you.

Protect the left-wing; support the left-wing, form and enlarge left wing units.

Who are our enemies and who are our friends? This is the first and foremost question of a revolution and it is also the first and foremost question of the great Cultural Revolution.

Guard against revisionism, particularly the emergence of revisionism at the party Centre.

The victory or defeat of the revolution can be determined only over a long period of time. If it is badly handled, there is always the danger of a capitalist restoration. All members of the party and all the people of our country must not think that after one, two, three, or four great cultural revolutions there will be peace and quiet. They must always be on the alert and must never relax their vigilance.

Trust and rely on the masses; trust and rely on the PLA; trust and rely on the majority of the cadres.