Quotations from Mao Zedong on Superphysics

The Chinese Communist Party

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The force at the core leading our cause is the Chinese Communist Party, which is based on Marxism-Leninism.

Classes And Class Struggle

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Classes struggle, some classes triumph, others are eliminated. Such is history, such is the history of civilization for thousands of years.

To interpret history from this viewpoint is historical materialism; standing in opposition to this viewpoint is historical idealism.

Socialism And Communism

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Communism is complete. It has:

proletarian ideology
a new social system.

It is most complete, progressive, revolutionary and rational system in human history.

The Correct Handling Of Contradictions Among The People

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We are confronted by 2 types of social contradictions:

those between ourselves and the enemy
those among the people themselves.

These two are totally different in their nature.

On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People (February 27, 1957), 1st pocket ed… p. 2.

To understand these two different types of contradictions correctly, we must first be clear on what is meant by:

War and Peace

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War is the highest form of struggle for resolving contradictions when they have developed to a certain stage, between classes, nations, states, or political groups

War has existed ever since the emergence of private property and classes.

Imperialism And All Reactionaries Are Paper Tigers

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All reactionaries are paper tigers. In appearance, the reactionaries are terrifying. But in reality they are not so powerful.

From a long-term point of view, it is the people who are really powerful, not the reactionaries.

Dare to Struggle, Dare to Win

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People of the world:

unite and defeat the U.S. aggressors and all their running dogs!
be courageous, dare to fight, defy difficulties and advance wave upon wave.

Then the whole world will belong to the people. Monsters of all kinds shall be destroyed.

The People's War

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The revolutionary war is a war of the masses.

Be Concerned with the Well-Being of the Masses, Pay Attention to Methods of Work" (January 27, 1934), Selected Works, Vol. I. p. 147.*

The true bastion of iron is the masses, the millions upon millions of people who genuinely and sincerely support the revolution. It is absolutely impossible for any force on earth to smash that real iron bastion.

The People's Army

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Without a people’s army the people have nothing.

"On Coalition Government" (April 24, 1945), Selected Works, Vol. III, pp. 296-97.

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.

Leadership Of Party Committees

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The Party committee system is an important Party institution for:

ensuring collective leadership
preventing any individual from monopolizing the conduct of affairs.

In some leading bodies, one individual usually monopolizes the conduct of affairs and decide important problems.

The Mass Line

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The people alone are the motive force in the making of world history.

On Coalition Government" (April 24, 1945), Selected Works, Vol. III, p. 257.*

The masses are the real heroes, while we ourselves are often childish and ignorant, and without this understanding it is impossible to acquire even the most rudimentary knowledge.

Political Work

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The system of Party representatives and of political departments, adopted for the first time in China, entirely changed the complexion of these armed forces. [1] The Red Army, which was founded in 1927, and the Eighth Route Army of today have inherited this system and developed it.

Relations Between Officers And Men

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Our army has always had 2 policies:

We must be ruthless to our enemies, we must overpower and annihilate them
We must be kind to our own people, to our comrades and to our superiors and subordinates, and unite with them.

Speech at the reception given by the Central Committee of the Party for model study delegates from the Rear Army Detachments (September 18, 1944).

We hail from all corners of the country and have joined together for a common revolutionary objective… Our cadres must show concern for every soldier, and all people in the revolutionary ranks must care for each other, must love and help each other.

Relations Between The Army And The People

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The army must become one with the people so that they see it as their own army. Such an army will be invincible…

"On Protracted War" (May 1938), Selected Works, Vol. II, p. 186.

Every comrade must be helped to understand that as long as we rely on the people, believe firmly in the inexhaustible creative power of the masses and hence trust and identify ourselves with them, we can surmount any difficulty, and no enemy can crush us while we can crush any enemy.

Democracy In The 3 Main Fields

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A proper measure of democracy should be put into effect in the army, chiefly by abolishing the feudal practice of bullying and beating and by having officers and men share weal and woe.

Education And The Training Of Troops

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Our educational policy must enable everyone who receives an education to develop morally, intellectually and physically and become a worker with both socialist consciousness and culture.

On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People (February 27, 1959), 1st pocket ed., p. 44.

As for education for cadres whether at work or in schools for cadres, a policy should be established of focusing such education on the study of the practical problems of the Chinese revolution and using the basic principles of Marxism-Leninism as the guide, and the method of studying Marxism- Leninism statically and in isolation should be discarded.

Serving The People

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We should be modest and prudent, guard against arrogance and rashness, and serve the Chinese people heart and soul…

“China’s Two Possible Destinies” (April 23, 1945), Selected Works, Vol. III p. 253.

Patriotism And Internationalism

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Can a Communist, who is an internationalist, at the same time be a patriot?

We hold that he not only can be but must be. The specific content of patriotism is determined by historical conditions. There is the “patriotism” of the Japanese aggressors and of Hitler, and there is our patriotism.

Revolutionary Heroism

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This army has an indomitable spirit and is determined to vanquish all enemies and never to yield. No matter what the difficulties and hardships, so long as a single man remains, he will fight on.

Building Our Country Through Diligence And Frugality

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Our people must constantly remember that China is a big socialist country but an economically backward and poor.

This is a very great contradiction. Making China rich and strong needs several decades of intense effort in practicing strict economy and combating waste, i.e., the policy of building up our country through diligence and frugality.

Self-reliance And Arduous Struggle

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Or policy is based on our own strength. That means regeneration through one’s own efforts.

We are not alone; all the countries and people in the world opposed to imperialism are our friends.

Materialist Dialectics and Marxist Philosophy

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Materialist Dialectics holds that:

external causes are the condition of change
internal causes are the basis of change
external causes become operative through internal causes.

In a suitable temperature, an egg changes into a chicken. But no temperature can change a stone into a chicken, because each has a different basis.

Methods Of Thinking And Work

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The history of mankind is one of continuous development from the realm of necessity to the realm of freedom. This process is never-ending. In any society in which classes exist class struggle will never end.

How to Investigate

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Everyone engaged in practical work must investigate conditions at the lower levels.

Such investigation is especially necessary for those who know theory but do not know the actual conditions, for otherwise they will not be able to link theory with practice.

Arrogance in the Party must be eradicated

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Even if we achieve gigantic successes in our work, there is no reason to feel conceited and arrogant. Modesty helps one to go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind. This is a truth we must always bear in mind.

Mao's 11 Types of Liberalism

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Superphysics Note!

This is proof that Communism and Socialism are against Liberalism. It is only in the US where Liberalism got associated with Socialism

Types of Liberalism

Liberalism manifests in various ways.

Unity and Discipline

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The unification of our country, the unity of our people and the unity of our various nationalities - these are the basic guarantees of the sure triumph of our cause.

Criticism And Self-criticism

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The Communist Party does not fear criticism because:

the truth is on our side as Marxists
the basic masses, the workers and peasants, are on our side.

Speech at the Chinese Communist Party's National Conference on Propaganda Work (March 12, 1957), 1st pocket ed., p. 14.

Thoroughgoing materialists are fearless; we hope that all our fellow fighters will courageously shoulder their responsibilities and overcome all difficulties, fearing no setbacks or gibes, nor hesitating to criticize us Communists and give us their suggestions.

The Communists

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A Communist should:

have largeness of mind
be staunch and active
look upon the interests of the revolution as his very life
subordinate his personal interests to those of the revolution
always and everywhere adhere to principle
wage a tireless struggle against all incorrect ideas and actions, so as to consolidate the collective life of the Party and strengthen the ties between the Party and the masses

He should be more concerned about the Party and the masses than about any individual, and more concerned about others than about himself. Only thus can he be considered a Communist.

Cadres and Leaders

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In order to guarantee that our Party and country do not change their colour, we must:

have a correct line and correct policies
train and bring up millions of successors who will carry on the proletarian revolution.

Will there be people who can carry on the Marxist-Leninist revolutionary cause started by the older generation?

The Youth

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The world is yours, as well as ours, but in the last analysis, it is yours. Young people, full of vigour and vitality, are in the bloom of life, like the sun at eight or nine in the morning. Our hope is placed on you.

Women are Dominated by Authority

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A man in China is usually subjected to the domination of 3 systems of authority:

Political authority
Clan authority
Religious authority

Women, are also dominated by these, but also dominated by the men as the authority of the husband.

Revolutionary Culture And Art

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In the world today all culture, all literature and art belong to definite classes and are geared to definite political lines.

There is no such thing as art for art’s sake, art that stands above classes, art that is detached from or independent of politics.

Studying Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin

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In transforming a backward agricultural China into an advanced industrialized country, we are confronted with arduous tasks and our experience is far from adequate. So we must be good at learning.