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1. “A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery…A revolution is a insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another.” - Although there have been a few cases of a peaceful revolution, Mao Zedong’s ideal definition of a revolution says that violence is unavoidable in a revolution. Perhaps, his belief led the Cultural Revolution into a violent and chaotic slaughter of the people.

2. “In the West imperialism is still oppressing the people at home…put an end to the aggression and oppression perpetrated by imperialism, and chiefly by U.S. imperialism. - Shows Mao’s detest of Western influence and the concept of imperialism, for it goes against the rules of communism by creating rigid class structure. Mao also expresses his rivalry towards the US as it is a powerful capitalist country.

3. Whenever there is struggle, there is sacrifice…Nevertheless, we should do our best to avoid unnecessary sacrifices.” - We can infer that Mao Zedong tried to create an organized revolution with least amount of “unnecessary” deaths. However, it is questionable, whether Mao necessarily acted upon his words, because the Cultural Revolution ended up being very violent and chaotic.

4. “In any society in w’hich classes exist, class struggle will never end. In classless society, the struggle between the new and the old…Therefore, man has constantly to sum up experience and go on discovering, inventing, creating, and advancing.” - This is similar to what Karl Marx has said in his Communist Manifesto. Mao looks towards an ideal communist society of advancement, but the concept of communism is hard to make into reality.

5. “The world is yours, as well as ours…Our hope is placed on you.” - This quote emphasizes the importance that Mao put in the young people of China. Therefore, he reeducated the school students to go against their superiors including teachers and parents, to form a communist ideal.