Liberalism is extremely harmful in a revolutionary collective. It is corrosive which eats away unity, undermines cohesion, causes apathy, and creates dissension.

革命的集体组织中的自由主义是十分有害的。它是一种腐蚀剂，使团结涣散，关系松懈，工作消极，意见分歧。

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Topic

Revolution Liberalism Political intolerance Authoritarianism

Author

Mao Zedong

Source

Combat Liberalism

Genre

Political literature

Language

Chinese

Time

1937 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Dictator National leader Revolutionary Politician

From

China Asia

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Citation

Zedong, Mao. Combat Liberalism. 1937.

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Another quote from the 1930s

The true conservative seeks to protect the system of private property and free enterprise by correcting such injustices and inequalities as arise from it. The most serious threat to our institutions comes from those who refuse to face the need for change. Liberalism becomes the protection for the far-sighted conservative.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Topic
Conservatism
Speaker
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1936 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. Campaign address. Democractic State Convention. 29 Sept. 1936, Syracuse, NY, USA.

Another quote about Revolution

The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point is to change it.

Karl Marx

Theses on Feurbach

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Topic
Revolution Words vs. actions Political progress Progress

Author

Karl Marx
Source
Theses on Feurbach
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
German
Time
1845 1840s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Marx, Karl. Theses On Feuerbach. Friedrich Engels, c. 1888.

Current Citation

Marx, Karl. The German Ideology, including Theses on Feuerbach, translated by Friedrich Engels. Prometheus, 1998.

Another quote originally in Chinese

When one is at ease with himself, one is near Tao.

Zhuang Zhou

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Topic
Inner peace Self-assurance

Author

Zhuang Zhou
Source
Zhuang Zhou
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Chinese
Time
221 BC 220s BC 3rd century BC
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Zhou, Zhuang. 莊子 [Zhuangzi]. c. 221 BC, ch. 2.