The atom bomb is a paper tiger which the United States reactionaries use to scare… — Mao Zedong
The atom bomb is a paper tiger which the United States reactionaries use to scare people. It looks terrible, but in fact it isn't... All reactionaries are paper tigers.
In the original Chinese
原子弹是美国反动派用来吓人的一只纸老虎，看样子可怕，实际上并不可怕。 一切反动派都是纸老虎。
1946
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Citation
Zedong, Mao. Talk with the American Correspondent Anna Louise Strong. Aug. 1946.