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Quotations from Chairman Mao (view source)
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'''''Quotations from Chairman Mao''''' ([[Simplified Chinese|Simplified]]: 毛主席语录; [[Traditional Chinese|Traditional]]: 毛主席語錄; [[Hanyu pinyin]]: Máo zhǔxí yǔlù) also known as the "'''Little Red Book'''" ([[Simplified Chinese|Simplified]]: 小红书; [[Traditional Chinese|Traditional]]: 小紅書; [[Hanyu pinyin]]: xiăohóngshū) was a collection of [[Mao Zedong]]'s quotes published by the [[People's Republic of China]]. Studying the book was a requirement to advance in colleges, the military, the bureaucracy, the science community, and most other fields. As a result, it was extremely common throughout China. People were encouraged to insert quotes into all written documents, even novels which were usually prefaced with a relevant quote.
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'''''Quotations from Chairman Mao''''' ([[Simplified Chinese|Simplified]]: 毛主席语录; [[Traditional Chinese|Traditional]]: 毛主席語錄;[[Hanyu pinyin]]: Máo zhǔxí yǔlù) also known as the "'''Little Red Book'''" ([[Simplified Chinese|Simplified]]: 小红书; [[Traditional Chinese|Traditional]]: 小紅書; [[Hanyu pinyin]]: xiăohóngshū) was a collection of [[Mao Zedong]]'s quotes published by the [[People's Republic of China]]. Studying the book was a requirement to advance in colleges, the military, the bureaucracy, the science community, and most other fields. As a result, it was extremely common throughout China. People were encouraged to insert quotes into all written documents, even novels which were usually prefaced with a relevant quote.
==History==
==History==
[[Image: Cultrev.jpg|left|thumb|250 px|A [[propaganda]] poster from the [[Cultural Revolution]], showing revolutionaries carrying ''Quotations'']]
It was first printed in 1964. The first run was enormous, at least large enough for every Chinese citizen to get one. Later printings were nearly as large; by 1976, there were more copies in circulation than people on Earth. Copies were available in many locations, with the pocked sized versions available from street vendors.
It was first printed in 1964. The first run was enormous, at least large enough for every Chinese citizen to get one. Later printings were nearly as large; by 1976, there were more copies in circulation than people on Earth. Copies were available in many locations, with the pocked sized versions available from street vendors.