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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." - This is very direct. It shows how cruel and violent Mao Zedong is. He says that a revolution is an act of violence by which one class overthrows another. 2. "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." This quote shows how Mao considers death okay as long as people die for their country. Thus, it is natural that people die in wars. However, it is still not right to have unnecessary sacrifices in wars. 3. "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. " In this quote, Mao is saying that education needs to be useful and should be provided to all classes equally. Thus, even for people that can’t afford it, still deserves to have education. 4. "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." This quote shows how Mao believes in the importance of social practice. He believes that correct ideas and right decisions come from the struggle for production, the class struggle, and scientific experiment. 5. "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 nine in the morning. Our hope is placed on you." This quote shows how much Mao relies on the new generations. He says that their "hope" which means success for China is placed on "you" which means the new generations. This gives the generations more pressure to be successful for their country.