The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

On this election day, I have a special [Tien] Mao quote. Mao said: VOTE!!! - November, 2004 And if you want to vote for Kerry, that's even better. Just get out there and vote....

Posted by tien mao on November 2, 2004 7:01 AM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

On an unofficial, unplanned hiatus last week (as in I forgot), the Mao quote returns this week. Mao said: If we tried to go on the offensive when the masses are not yet awakened, that would be adventurism. If we...

Posted by tien mao on October 26, 2004 10:29 PM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

Hmm...arrogance...reminds me of something... Mao said: Guard against arrogance. For anyone in a leading position, this is a matter of principle and an important condition for maintaining unity. Even those who have made no serious mistakes and have achieved very...

Posted by tien mao on October 12, 2004 11:13 PM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

I think the word of the day is "contradictions" and "antagonistic"...with that in mind, a Mao quote. Mao said: The contradictions between ourselves and the enemy are antagonistic contradictions. Within the ranks of the people, the contradictions among the working...

Posted by tien mao on October 5, 2004 11:55 PM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

Tired and sore...but a quote. Mao said: Taught by mistakes and setbacks, we have become wiser and handle our affairs better. It is hard for any political party or person to avoid mistakes, but we should make as few as...

Posted by tien mao on September 28, 2004 10:30 PM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

You know the drill. Mao said: Pleasure-seeking. In the Red Army there are also quite a few people whose individualism finds expression in pleasure-seeking. They always hope that their unit will march into big cities. They want to go there...

Posted by tien mao on September 21, 2004 7:52 AM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

Another Mao quote on a more Mao friendly (?) site. Mao said: We must make a distinction between the enemy and ourselves, and we must not adopt an antagonistic stand towards comrades and treat them as we would the enemy....

Posted by tien mao on September 14, 2004 7:35 AM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

Because I ran a repeat of the "Mao Quotes" last week, I'm hitting you up with two, count em, two quotes this week. Mao said: The way these comrades look at problems is wrong. They do not look at the...

Posted by tien mao on September 7, 2004 7:47 AM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

Stupid president, stupid convention, stupid GOP. Mao said: People all over the world are now discussing whether or not a third world war will break out. On this question, too, we must be mentally prepared and do some analysis. We...

Posted by tien mao on August 31, 2004 7:24 PM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

Another Tuesday, another quote. My goal to get to 52 weeks, by my count, I'm at 32. Mao said: We shall solidly unite all the forces of our Party on democratic centralist principles of organization and discipline. We shall unite...

Posted by tien mao on August 24, 2004 7:40 AM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

Yikes, I almost forgot a quote. Not like you're paying attention at this hour... Mao said: Our point of departure is to serve the people whole-heartedly and never for a moment divorce ourselves from the masses, to proceed in all...

Posted by tien mao on August 17, 2004 11:31 PM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

A quick quote before I go play some video games...mmm, video games. Mao said: What is work? Work is struggle. There are difficulties and problems in those places for us to overcome and solve. We go there to work and...

Posted by tien mao on August 10, 2004 8:08 PM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

Short, but sweet, late night Mao quote. Mao said: Ideological education is the key link to be grasped in uniting the whole Party for great political struggles. Unless this is done, the Party cannot accomplish any of its political tasks....

Posted by tien mao on August 3, 2004 11:30 PM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

Some more Mao quote action while watching Barack Obama. Rock on Barack, rock on. Mao said: Whoever sides with the revolutionary people is a revolutionary. Whoever sides with imperialism, feudalism and bureaucrat-capitalism is a counter-revolutionary. Whoever sides with the revolutionary...

Posted by tien mao on July 27, 2004 9:50 PM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

Already dreaming of wings on this Tuesday. Mao said: The imperialists are bullying us in such a way that we will have to deal with them seriously. Not only must we have a powerful regular army, we must also organize...

Posted by tien mao on July 20, 2004 7:10 AM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

Another Tuesday, another quote. Oh, while you're reading this (if you bother), you should go on over and sign a petition to extend the assault weapons ban. (via Janelle) Mao said: If our Party does not have a great many...

Posted by tien mao on July 13, 2004 7:25 AM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

On this short week, here's a double dose of the Mao quotes. Mao said: The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world history. - April, 1945 The masses are the real heroes, while...

Posted by tien mao on July 6, 2004 7:26 AM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

On time this week, your favorite feature... Mao said: In the sphere of organization, ensure democracy under centralized guidance. It should be done on the following lines: (1) The leading bodies of the Party must give a correct line of...

Posted by tien mao on June 29, 2004 7:19 AM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

Have no fear, I didn't forget the "quotes", I merely had a different bag and no Internet connection...damn Verizon. So here's the quote, a day late, but you've got your fix. Mao said: The oppressed peoples and nations must not...

Posted by tien mao on June 23, 2004 8:45 AM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

The love/hate relationship with the quotes continues... Mao said: Natural science is one of man's weapons in his fight for freedom. For the purpose of attaining freedom in society, man must use social science to understand and change society and...

Posted by tien mao on June 15, 2004 1:45 PM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

On this way too hot summer day, another Mao Quote. Mao said: Some comrades in the army have become arrogant and high-handed in their behaviour towards the soldiers, the people, the government and the Party, always blaming the comrades doing...

Posted by tien mao on June 8, 2004 10:59 AM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

Yeah, you know you hate them... Mao said: Often, correct knowledge can be arrived at only after many repetitions of the process leading from matter to consciousness and then back to matter, that is, leading from practice to knowledge and...

Posted by tien mao on June 1, 2004 6:21 PM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

Blah, blah, Mao quote. Mao said: In ordinary circumstances, contradictions among the people are not antagonistic. But if they are not antagonistic. But if we relax our vigilance and lower our guard, antagonism may arise. In a socialist country, a...

Posted by tien mao on May 25, 2004 7:28 AM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

A guest selection for the weekly quotations. Mao said: We must learn to do economic work from all who know how, no matter who they are. We must esteem them as teachers, learning from them respectfully and conscientiously. We must...

Posted by tien mao on May 18, 2004 10:20 PM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

An evening version of the locally infamous "Mao quotes". Mao said: Riding roughshod everywhere, U.S. imperialism has made itself the enemy of the people of the world and has increasingly isolated itself. Those who refuse to be enslaved will never...

Posted by tien mao on May 11, 2004 9:14 PM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

Is anyone getting tired from these quotations? I like to think they provide a little political commentary, however odd that might sound, on current global situations. On the plus side, I'm now #10 on Google for "Mao". Anyway... Mao said:...

Posted by tien mao on May 4, 2004 12:29 PM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

Another edition of the semi-amusing (at least in my head) Mao quote. Mao said: Wherever we happen to be, we must treasure our manpower and material resources, and must not take a short view and indulge in wastefulness and extravagance....

Posted by tien mao on April 27, 2004 2:42 PM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

You know how it goes... Mao said: In order to build a great socialist society, it is of the utmost importance to arouse the broad masses of women to join in productive activity. Men and women must receive equal pay...

Posted by tien mao on April 20, 2004 10:05 PM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

Another late edition... Mao said: People all over the world are now discussing whether or not a third world war will break out. On this question, too, we must be mentally prepared and do some analysis. We stand firmly for...

Posted by tien mao on April 13, 2004 11:55 PM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

Better late then never, another edition of Mao quotes. Mao said: We should carry on constant propaganda among the people on the facts of world progress and the bright future ahead so that they will build their confidence in victory....

Posted by tien mao on April 6, 2004 11:41 PM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

Hopefully, Dreamhost remains somewhat stable from now on (bastards!!), because you know you all want more quotes! Mao said: The only way to settle questions of an ideological nature or controversial issues among the people is by the democratic method,...

Posted by tien mao on March 30, 2004 9:54 AM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

You know you love 'em... Mao said: Contradiction and struggle are universal and absolute, but the methods of resolving contradictions, that is, the forms of struggle, differ according to the differences in the nature of the contradictions. Some contradictions are...

Posted by tien mao on March 23, 2004 1:28 PM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

Late, but still... Mao said: The socialist countries are states of an entirely new type in which the exploiting classes have been overthrown and the working people are in power. The principle of integrating internationalism with patriotism is practised in...

Posted by tien mao on March 16, 2004 11:00 PM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

Another week, another quote. Mao said: We should always use our brains and think everything over carefully. A common saying goes, "Knit your brows and you will hit upon a stratagem." In other words, much thinking yields wisdom. In order...

Posted by tien mao on March 9, 2004 8:44 AM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

On this "Super Tuesday," another edition of your favorite feature on this site, well, the only feature - Mao's quotations. Mao said: Our point of departure is to serve the people whole-heartedly and never for a moment of divorce ourselves...

Posted by tien mao on March 2, 2004 7:24 AM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

More of the substandard, "Quotations from Mao". I know at least one person reads them though. Mao said: Opposition and struggle between ideas of different kinds constantly occur within the Party; this is a reflection within the Party of contradictions...

Posted by tien mao on February 24, 2004 9:59 AM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

Another edition of everybody's favorite feature here on the lil' read book, "Quotations from Mao". Mao said: The people of the countries in the socialist camp should unite, the people of the countries in Asia, Africa and Latin American should...

Posted by tien mao on February 17, 2004 7:30 AM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

And now, another installment of "Quotations from Mao"... Mao said: We must never adopt an arrogant attitude of great-power chauvinism and become conceited because of the victory of our revolution and certain achievements in our construction. Every nation, big or...

Posted by tien mao on February 10, 2004 7:33 AM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

As is it is becoming tradition here at the "little read book", another quotation from Mao. Mao said: However active the leading group may be, its activity will amount to fruitless effort by a handful of people unless combined with...

Posted by tien mao on February 3, 2004 7:34 AM

The Weekly "Quotations from Mao"

In continuing last week's Inaugural "Quotations from Mao", I am posting another quotation from Mao. Mao said: "The Chinese Red Army is an armed body for carrying out the political tasks of the revolution. Expecially at present, the Red Army...

Posted by tien mao on January 27, 2004 7:42 PM

The Inaugural "Quotations From Mao"

Jeannette and Yvan bought me a "Little Red Book" while on vacation, and due to popular demand (Jeannette and Justin), I'm going to bring you a weekly quotation from Chairman Mao. Who says I don't listen to the people? Mao...

Posted by tien mao on January 20, 2004 7:32 AM