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Quotations by Mao Zedong

A revolution is not a gentle and calm things that happens, but it always includes the forces and violence. It creates a chaos in the country. Also, during the act of one class or status overthrowing another, the violence occurs accordingly. Revolution is something that is not clam and peaceful like literature or art, but it involves active aggressions of each sides.
 * 1. "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"**

When ever there is a struggle, there happens to be a following sacrifices. However, if there’s an interest of the people and majority of people care about it then it is a worthy death. Only thing that people should do is try their best to avoid unnecessary deaths. It is common to sacrifice or die when there is a struggle, but if that death is for right purpose, then people would acknowledge it and it is worth sacrificing.
 * 3. "Wherever there is struggle, there is sacrifice, and death is a common occurrence. But we have the interests of the people and the sufferings of the great majority at heart, and when we die for the people it is a worthy death. Nevertheless, we should do our best to avoid unnecessary sacrifices."**

There is a primary importance on protect the interests of the women, young people and children. The people and society need to provide support to young students who can’t afford to continue their education, help women to organize in order to participate in all work useful to the social progress, and ensure a freedom of marriage and equality as between men and women. The quote stresses the importance of providing fair equalities and supports to all classes and gender.
 * 4. "Protect the interests of the youth, women, and children, provide assistance to young students who cannot afford to continue their studies, help the youth and women to organize in order to participate on an equal footing in all work useful to the war effort and to social progress, ensure freedom of marriage and equality as between men and women, and give young people and children a useful education..."**

Mao emphasizes the point that the correct ideas come from three kinds of social practice, the struggle for production, the class struggle, and scientific experiment. Once again, he stresses importance on the changes and accepting new forms that are different from the pass. The quote implies how changes and process of changes can brings correct ideas and leads to a better conclusion.
 * 6."Where do correct ideas come from? Do they drop from the skies? No. Are they innate in the mind? No. They come from social practice, and from it alone; they come from three kinds of social practice, the struggle for production, the class struggle, and scientific experiment.”**

The primary hope is placed on the young people, who are full or vigor and vitality. Since young people are the ones after China became a Communist nation, Mao thought that they are more receptive towards changes. According to the quote, the nation's hopes are all depended on young generation, who can accept the new changes and lead the society in to a better future.
 * 7."The world is yours, as well as ours, but in the last analysis, it is yours. You young people, full of vigor and vitality, are in the bloom of life, like the sun at eight or in in the morning. Our hope is placed on you."**