Young leading cadres have risen up by helicopter. They should really rise step by step. - Deng Xiaoping

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When there is freedom of speech, I've found that the majority of people really have nothing to say.

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Democracy is not the law of the majority but the protection of the minority.

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Keep a cool head and maintain a low profile. Never take the lead - but aim to do something big. - Deng Xiaoping

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A lie doesn't become truth, wrong doesn't become right, and evil doesn't become good, just because it's accepted by a majority. ― Booker T. Washington

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The vast majority of us are slaves to our minds. Most don’t even make the first effort when it comes to mastering their thought process because it’s a never-ending chore and impossible to get right every time. ― David Goggins

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The United States brags about its political system, but the President says one thing during the election, something else when he takes office, something else at midterm and something else when he leaves. - Deng Xiaoping

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It doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, so long as it catches mice. - Deng Xiaoping

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Poverty is not socialism. To be rich is glorious. - Deng Xiaoping

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Reform is China's second revolution. - Deng Xiaoping

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