Quotes Out Loud Presents
Revolutionaries
Mao
Shaoshan, Hunan, China
1893-1976
(Audio Read Acted Quotes Out Loud)
Music by Scott Buckley - www.scottbuckley.com.au
When the enemy advances, we retreat.
When the enemy rests, we harass him.
When the enemy avoids a battle, we attack.
When the enemy retreats, we advance
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
Historical experience is written in iron and blood
The Communist party must control the guns
You can't be a revolutionary if you don't eat chilies
Make criticism in good time; don't get into the habit of criticizing only after the event
To read too many books is harmful
Everything under heaven is in utter chaos; the situation is excellent
Politics is war without blood, while war is politics with blood
An army of the people is invincible
Dont give a child a fish but show him how to fish
Political power grows out of the barrel of the gun
It's always darkest before it becomes totally black
War can only be abolished through war, and in order to get rid of the gun it is necessary to take up the gun.
Firstly, do not fear hardship, and secondly, do not fear death
When you point a finger at the moon to indicate the moon, instead of looking at the moon,the stupid ones look at your finger
History is a symptom of our disease
In waking a tiger, use a long stick
The great man, Genghis Khan, only knew how to shoot eagles with an arrow. The past is past. To see real heroes, look around you.
To rebel is justified