If you want to know the taste of a pear, you must change the pear by eating it yourself. If you want to know the theory and methods of revolution, you must take part in revolution. All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience.

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Mao Zedong was leader of china from 1949 to 1976. Mao Zedong was a Chinese politician, revolutionary, and political theorist who led China from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976. He held as Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1943 until his death. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Change — Embracing transformation, growth, and new beginnings
  • Experience — Learning through living, doing, and facing the world

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