Mao Zedong quotes - page 11

I welcome Nixon's winning the election. Why? There is a deceptive side of him as well, but there is less of it. Do you believe it? He is accustomed to use hard tactics, but sometimes also soft ones. If he wishes to come to Beijing, please tell him he should do it secretly, not openly-just get on a plane and come. It doesn't matter whether negotiations succeed or fail. Why should we maintain such a deadlock? However, there is no secret in the United States. If the president goes abroad, it is impossible to keep it secret. In coming to China, he is sure to declare his aim is to draw in China in order to make things difficult for the Soviet Union. Hence he does not dare to act this way at present. To punish the Soviet Union is disadvantageous to the U.S., and to punish China is equally disadvantageous. (Mao Zedong)
I said, now that I'm collaborating with the rightists, my reputation isn't good. I said, in your [the Americans'] country there are two parties and it's been said that the Democrats are more enlightened. As for the Republicans, they lean more to the right. I said there is nothing great about the Democrats. I neither admire nor am interested in them. I said, when you [Nixon] were running for President, I gave you my vote. You are still not aware of that. [...] This time round, we also gave you our vote [Tanaka]. It's exactly like you said. If the main player, which is the Liberal Democratic Party [of Japan], doesn't come here, how can we resolve the issue? [...] I said, that communist party of yours in Japan, I'm not interested in them. View quote
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In any revolution, its internal causes are fundamental and its external ones are supplementary. View quote
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The Cultural Revolution can only be the emancipation of the masses by the masses. View quote
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