Take the ideas of the masses (scattered and unsystematic ideas) and concentrate them (through study turn them into concentrated and systematic ideas), then go to the masses and propagate and explain these ideas until the masses embrace them as their own, hold fast to them and translate them into action, and test the correctness of these ideas in such action. Then once again concentrate ideas from the masses and once again go to the masses so that the ideas are persevered in and carried through. And so on, over and over again in an endless spiral, with the ideas becoming more correct, more vital and richer each time. Such is the Marxist theory of knowledge.
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Long distance running is particularly good training in perseverance.
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I voted for you during your last election. (To President Richard M Nixon)
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Revolution is not a dinner party, not an essay, nor a painting, nor a piece of embroidery it cannot be advanced softly, gradually, carefully, considerately, respectfully, politely, plainly and modestly.
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Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy.
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I have witnessed the tremendous energy of the masses. On this foundation it is possible to accomplish any task whatsoever.
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All reactionaries are paper tigers.
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Our attitude towards ourselves should be to be satiable in learning and towards others to be tireless in teaching.
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Once all struggle is grasped, miracles are possible.
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Every Communist must grasp the truth, 'Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.' Our principle is that the Communist Party commands the gun and the gun will never be allowed to command the Party.
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Classes struggle, some classes triumph, others are eliminated. Such is history; such is the history of civilization for thousands of years.
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There is in fact no such thing as art for art's sake, art that stands above classes, art that is detached from or independent of politics. Pro...
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Swollen in head, weak in legs, sharp in tongue but empty in belly. (On intellectuals)
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Our attitude towards ourselves should be 'to be satiable in learning' and towards others 'to be tireless in teaching.'
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Passivity is fatal to us. Our goal is to make the enemy passive.
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Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically.
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