Mao Tse-Tung Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"Politics is war without bloodshed
while war is politics with bloodshed."

by:	Mao Tse-Tung Premier of China (1893 - 1976)
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Categories:	China, Communism, Marxism, Politics, War
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Reader comments about this quote:

Indeed. -- E Archer, NYC 2
Duh. (I guess Mao was an astute observer of the obvious.) -- Joe, North Caldwell, NJ
Drivel -- warren, olathe
-- Mike, Norwalk
Did Mao ever have a "without bloodshed" moment? I think not! -- Bob, Eugene, OR 1
I think he might be trying to say that there is no use for politics. -- warren, olathe 1
"Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun" was another of his. To bad someone didn't give him some of that power he spoke of. -- warren, olathe
I guess politics ain't that bad then. -- Victor, southern Utah
i hate what he did to all those people but he speaks like a poet. -- bella, auckland 2
-- christopher, manila
-- jo
So whether with or without bloodshed, politics resides a constant among all people and nations. tyrants wage war for conquest and plunder, not political posturing for the sake of commerce. -- Ronw13, OR 1
-- jim k, Austin
It is best not to forget that we are at constant war. The battle for my labors, land, and liberty are incessant. I may not have an interest in politics, but politics has an interest in me. -- E Archer, NYC 1
Statesmanship is the art of diplomacy, diplomacy is the art of the Statesman.5 -- Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown