On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People

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The policy of letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend is designed to promote the flourishing of the arts and the progress of science; it is designed to enable a socialist culture to thrive in our land.

Mao Zedong

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Topic

Battle of ideas

Speaker

Mao Zedong

Source

On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

Chinese

Time

1957 1950s 20th century

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Citation

Zedong, Mao. "On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People." Eleventh Session (Enlarged) of the Supreme State Conference. 27 Feb. 1957, Beijing, China.