When the enemy advances, withdraw; when... by Mao Zedong | We Heart Quotes

Revolution China Communist chairman Cultural Revolution

When the enemy advances, withdraw; when he stops, harass; when he tires, strike; when he retreats, pursue.

- Mao Zedong

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History World People

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

- Mao Zedong

The weeds of socialism are better than the crops of capitalism.

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Politics

Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed.

- Mao Zedong

Energy

I have witnessed the tremendous energy of the masses. On this foundation it is possible to accomplish any task whatsoever.

- Mao Zedong

Army Defeat

An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.

- Mao Zedong

Civilize the mind but make savage the body.

- Mao Zedong

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