Mao Zedong Quotes
We shall support whatever our enemies oppose and oppose whatever our enemies support.
Mao Tse-Tung, 1893-1976, Chairman, Communist Party of China, Chinese Revolutionary Leader & Political Philosopher, Founder, The People’s Republic of China, The Little Red Book, Chapter 2, 1964
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Although this principle is accepted in entertainment, business, sports, science or medicine, politicians cannot seem to accept Caesar’s principle and not only never expect failure but are often in denial and cannot even accept it. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the great exception to this rule. See {642798} and {32356} for some of the examples of his unusual view.
See FDR’s quotations {32446} & {642798} on experimentation for an extension of Jefferson’s hope.
Revolutionary violence and excesses are
During her adult life, she was the de facto ruler of China. Officials then did little or nothing to curb the attacks on the various foreigners and foreign power that occupied and exercised some control over parts of China. The Government itself could do little as it was too weak militarily with many key officials bribed by the foreign powers. The Boxers were a grass roots xenophobic movement devoted to getting the foreign powers out of China by violence.
At the time, some House Republicans had taken an untenable and unpopular position and forced the government to shut down by not passing laws authorizing the expenditures. He had been asked his advice for President Obama who seemed to be winning this particular political squabble.
- Born: December 26, 1893
- Died: September 9, 1976
- Nationality: Chinese
- Profession: Revolutionary, Statesman
Mao Zedong, also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who was the founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC), which he ruled as the chairman of the Chinese Communist Party from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976. Ideologically a Marxist–Leninist, his theories, military strategies, and political policies are collectively known as Maoism.
