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Quotes from Directives Regarding the Cultural Revolution — Mao Zedong

1893–1976 China

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Guard against revisionism, particularly the emergence of revisionism at the party Centre.

Directives Regarding the Cultural Revolution (1966)

The masses, the army, and the cadres are the three pillars on which we rely.

Directives Regarding the Cultural Revolution (1966)

Trust and rely on the masses; trust and rely on the PLA; trust and rely on the majority of the cadres.

Directives Regarding the Cultural Revolution (1966)

It is difficult to avoid mistakes, the point is to correct them honestly. Too many people have been arrested in Szechwan and many mass organizations are branded as reactionary. All these are wrong, but they have been quickly rectified.

Directives Regarding the Cultural Revolution (1966)

Who are our enemies and who are our friends? This is the first and foremost question of a revolution and it is also the first and foremost question of the great Cultural Revolution.

Directives Regarding the Cultural Revolution (1966)

Protect the left-wing; support the left-wing, form and enlarge left wing units.

Directives Regarding the Cultural Revolution (1966)

Do not stop half way and do not ever go backward. There is no way behind you.

Directives Regarding the Cultural Revolution (1966)

Trust the majority of the cadres and the masses. This is essential.

Directives Regarding the Cultural Revolution (1966)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Mao Zedong (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.