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“We stand for self-reliance. We hope for foreign aid but cannot be dependent on it; we depend on our own efforts, on the creative power of the whole army and the entire people.”

Quote by Mao Zedong

Book:Selected Works

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This compilation showcases the author's diverse range of works, offering readers a glimpse into their intellectual and creative journey across various genres and themes. more

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Mao Zedong, born on December 26, 1893, in Xiangtan County, Hunan Province, and died on September 9, 1976. He was one of the founders of the Communist Party of China and served as the Chairman of the People's Republic of China. Mao played a significant role in the history of China's revolution and construction, proposing many theories and practices with profound influence. more

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“To win countrywide victory is only the first step in a long march of ten thousand li.... The Chinese revolution is great, but the road after the revolution will be longer, the work greater and more arduous. This must be made clear now in the Party. The comrades must be helped to remain modest, prudent and free from arrogance and rashness in their style of work. The comrades must be helped to preserve the style of plain living and hard struggle.”

Source: Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung (The Little Red Book) & Other Works

“We must thoroughly clear away all ideas among our cadres of winning easy victories through good luck, without hard and bitter struggle, without sweat and blood.”

Ideas Hard Winning Easy Struggle Clear Blood Victory Luck Bitter Sweat Self Reliance Reliance Good Luck Cadre

Book:Quotations from Chairman Mao Tsetung

Source: Quotations from Chairman Mao Tsetung

“Anyone who sees only the bright side but not the difficulties cannot fight effectively for the accomplishment of the Party's tasks.”

Fighting Sides Party Struggle Tasks Difficulty Accomplishment Self Reliance Reliance Bright Side

Book:Quotations from Chairman Mao Tsetung

Source: Quotations from Chairman Mao Tsetung

“The wealth of society is created by the workers, peasants and working intellectuals. If they take their destiny into their own hands, follow a Marxist-Leninist line and take an active attitude in solving problems instead of evading them, there will be no difficulty in the world which they cannot overcome.”

Ifs World Problem Hands Lines Wealth Attitude Destiny Struggle Overcoming Difficulty Workers Active Problem Solving Self Reliance Reliance Peasants Marxist

Book:Quotations from Chairman Mao Tsetung

Source: Quotations from Chairman Mao Tsetung

“The comrades throughout the Party must take all this fully into account and be prepared to overcome all difficulties with an indomitable will and in a planned way. The reactionary forces and we both have difficulties. But the difficulties of the reactionary forces are insurmountable because they are forces on the verge of death and have no future. Our difficulties can be overcome because we are new and rising forces and have a bright future.”

Source: Selected Works

“In times of difficulty we must not lose sight of our achievements, must see the bright future and must pluck up our courage.”

Loses Struggle Achievement Sight Difficulty Self Reliance Reliance Pluck Bright Future

Book:The Thoughts of Chairman Mao Tsê-tung

Source: The Thoughts of Chairman Mao Tsê-tung

“New things always have to experience difficulties and setbacks as they grow. It is sheer fantasy to imagine that the cause of socialism is all plain sailing and easy success, without difficulties and setbacks or the exertion of tremendous efforts.”

Grows Causes Easy Effort Fantasy Struggle Imagine Difficulty Socialism Imagine That New Things Sheer Sailing Self Reliance Reliance Setback Exertion

Book:Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung (The Little Red Book) & Other Works

Source: Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung (The Little Red Book) & Other Works

“At certain times in the revolutionary struggle, the difficulties outweigh the favorable conditions and so constitute the principal aspect of the contradiction and the favorable conditions constitute the secondary aspect. But through their efforts the revolutionaries can overcome the difficulties step by step and open up a favorable new situation, thus a difficult situation yields place to a favorable one.”

Certain Difficult Effort Situation Steps Struggle Conditions Aspect Overcoming Difficulty Revolutionary Contradiction Yield Principal Self Reliance Reliance Difficult Situations New Situations

Book:Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung (The Little Red Book) & Other Works

Source: Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung (The Little Red Book) & Other Works

“What is work? Work is struggle. There are difficulties and problems in those places for us to overcome and solve. We go there to work and struggle to overcome these difficulties. A good comrade is one who is more eager to go where the difficulties are greater.”

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Book:Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung (The Little Red Book) & Other Works

Source: Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung (The Little Red Book) & Other Works

“If it is true that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, isn't it also true a society is only as healthy as its sickest citizen and only as wealthy as its most deprived?”

Ifs Strong Citizens Healthy Chains Wealthy Links Self Reliance Reliance Deprived Weakest Link

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