Mao Zedong:

To be good at translating the Party's policy into action of the masses, to be good at transforming the Party's directives into action of the masses, to be good at getting not only the leading cadres but also the broad masses to understand and master every single struggle and every single task we are undertaking—this is the art of Marxist-Leninist leadership.

— Mao Zedong Modern

Founder of People's Republic of China

Context

A Talk to the Editorial Staff of the Shansi-Suiyuan Daily

Date / Period

1948

Source

https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-4/mswv4_20.…

Verification

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Explanation

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Method

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