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Quotations by Mao Tse-Tung: A Billion People Carried This Book — Most Never Read It
The Little Red Book became one of the most widely circulated books in history, but its significance cannot be understood simply by reading the words inside it. During China’s Cultural Revolution, carrying Mao Zedong’s quotations became part of a much larger political culture of loyalty, ritual and public participation.Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung began in 1964 as a collection prepared within the People’s Liberation Army before expanding into mass circulation. As Mao’s personality cult intensified, the book appeared in study sessions, public performances and everyday political…
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