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Mao :

"A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay,
or painting a picture, or doing embroidery; it can-

not be so refined, so leisurely and gentle, so tem-
perate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnani-
mous. A REVOLUTION IS AN INSURREC-
TION, AN ACT OF VIOLENCE BY WHICH ONE

CLASS OVERTHROWS ANOTHER." 26

Leon Trotsky :

"The question as to who is to rule the country, i.e., of the
life or death of the bourgeoisie, WILL BE DECIDED on
either side, not by references to the paragraphs of the con-
stitution, but BY THE EMPLOYMENT OF ALL

FORMS OF VIOLENCE. … THE RED TERROR IS A
WEAPON UTILIZED AGAINST A CLASS,
DOOMED TO DESTRUCTION, WHICH DOES
NOT WISH TO PERISH." 27

"… the revolution does require of the rev-

olutionary class that it should attain
its end by all methods at its dis-
posal – IF NECESSARY, BY
AN ARMED RISING; IF
REQUIRED, BY TERROR-

ISM." 28

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