The atom bomb is a paper tiger which the United States reactionaries use to scare people. It looks terrible, but in fact it isn't... All reactionaries are paper tigers.

原子弹是美国反动派用来吓人的一只纸老虎，看样子可怕，实际上并不可怕。
　　一切反动派都是纸老虎。

Mao Zedong

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Nuclear weapons

Speaker

Mao Zedong

Medium

Interview

Language

Chinese

Time

1946 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Dictator National leader Revolutionary Politician

From

China Asia

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Citation

Zedong, Mao. Talk with the American Correspondent Anna Louise Strong. Aug. 1946.

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