Liberalism is extremely harmful in a revolutionary collective. It is…

Liberalism is extremely harmful in a revolutionary collective. It is corrosive which eats away unity, undermines cohesion, causes apathy, and creates dissension.

In the original Chinese

革命的集体组织中的自由主义是十分有害的。它是一种腐蚀剂，使团结涣散，关系松懈，工作消极，意见分歧。

Mao Zedong

1937

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Topic

Revolution Liberalism Political intolerance Authoritarianism

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Political literature

Time

1937

Person

Mao Zedong

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Citation

Zedong, Mao. Combat Liberalism. 1937.

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