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MAO QUOTE ANALYSIS Jane Woo 5/22/09 10A 1) (Quote 1) Mao believed that a revolution needed to be carried out through action, not through indirect art or propaganda. He viewed that kind of revolutionary “activity” as lazy and/or ineffective. He believed that quick, violent, armed action was the true definition of a revolution. 2) (Quote 2) Mao believes that imperialism oppresses people and that the United States is the leader of imperialism, because at this point in time the US is the biggest capitalist economy in the world. He also thinks that it is the duty of the communists to end this oppression by imperialism. 3) (Quote 3) Death and loss of lives are inevitable things to Mao in the wake of a revolution. He says that the death of revolutionaries are not in vain because those people have died for their beliefs and their country. However, Mao still wants to keep the casualties to a minimum number. 4) (Quote 4) In this quote, Mao emphasizes the need to help all members of society, including the youth, women, and children. He values them as valuable contributors to the revolution. He speaks against the old traditions of arranged marriage and gender inequality, as they are socio-cultural remnants of the past that he is trying to get rid of Cultural Revolution. He supports a “useful” education for the youth, so he does support education of the youth. However, his idea of “useful” may be different from ours. 5) (Quote 7) In this quote, Mao places extreme emphasis on the youth. He tells the youth that they are “the bloom of life”. Mao recognizes that the next generation has the true potential to make change because they have their whole lives ahead of them and ultimately it will be the young people who wield the most influence on future generations. He puts his faith in the youth to continue his Communist regime and to spread Communism wherever possible. Due to these beliefs, Mao put a lot of emphasis on women bearing many children to create a powerful youth base in China.