A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a…

Mao Zedong
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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. ✨ Mao Zedong (2017). Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung (The Little Red Book) & Other Works, p.13, Lulu.com
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