Let the United States and all the reactionaries abroad tremble! Let them say that we are no good and that we are 'totalitarians.' They are too stupid to see our strength. Their fear is useless. They know nothing of our invincible strength. The Chinese people have stood up!
— Mao Zedong Modern

Founder of People's Republic of China

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Opening address at the First Plenary Session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

Date / Period

1949

Category

Controversial

Source

https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-5/mswv5_01.…

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