Mao Zedong

"Culture is the concentrated expression of the politics and economy of a society."

"Our duty is to hold ourselves responsible to the people."

"In class struggle, some people fall behind, while we must help them along."

"The struggle between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie will eventually be resolved through world revolution."

"Barefoot doctors can serve the countryside well."

"Knowledge begins with practice; having learned something, we must then repeatedly practice it."

"Only by learning can we understand things; only by practice can we prove our understanding."

"Make the past serve the present."

"We should support whatever the enemy opposes and oppose whatever the enemy supports."

"The Chinese people have the spirit to fight the enemy to the last man."

"Discipline is the foundation of a revolutionary army."

"Investigation and study constitute the most important links in all our work."

"External pressure always creates internal cohesion."

"Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically."

"The work of art should serve the people and aid the revolution."

"In the eyes of the peasants, we are not like the sun in the sky, we are the earth beneath their feet."

"Imperialism will be overthrown by the peoples of Asia, Africa, and Latin America."

"The people desire peace, and we should give the people peace."

"Education is a weapon whose effect depends on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed."

"There is no construction without destruction."

"We are not coolies hired to write foreign novels."

"The highest form of consciousness is the acceptance of historical necessity."

"Hunger breeds discontent, and discontent breeds revolution."

"In the final analysis, a person is responsible for their own transformation."

"The spark of truth cannot be extinguished by force."

"Selflessness is the highest virtue; selfishness is the basest vice."

"We must be prepared for the worst while hoping for the best."

"A single spark can start a prairie fire."

"Comrades must not assume that everything will go smoothly."

"Revisionism is the greatest enemy of the revolution."