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1. Mao thought revolution more like a rebellion against the government or rulers of a country, often involving armed conflicts. He was explaining how revolution was not a joke or something peaceful like a dinner party but was an act of violence by which one class overthrows another.

3. Mao knew that there would be deaths and sacrifices whenever there were struggles in a country, however, even though he knows that when people die, it is a worthy death, he still wants to do his best to avoid unnecessary sacrifices. There are limits of how many people can die and sacrifice their innocent lives in dangerous struggles within a country.

4. Mao considered the youth, women, and children very importantly because through many years, women had to help out in wars and participate on an equal footing so they could help wars and social progresses. Children and young students were not able to continue their studies and education. Therefore in this case, Mao wanted to explain to give freedom of speech, marriage, and equality between men and women; to mainly women and also give young people a useful education.

5. Mao tries to tell us here that wherever we go, whatever nation it is, class struggles will never end; struggles between the new and the old, and between the truth and falsehood. Class struggles constantly changes and mankind makes constant progress and nature undergoes constant change. Mao mentions that man needs to sum up experience and make more discoveries, invent many more different kind of things, create, and advance.

7. Mao seems to be generous and nice about giving his people hope. He would really encourage the younger ones because in his quote, he refers the young ones as in full of vigor and vitality, who are in the bloom of life, like the sun at eight or nine in the morning. I think in a way Mao was referring how his people and their hope were what he really considered when making a decision for his whole country or what he will consider when it comes to decision making.