Mao Zedong book On Contradiction
On Contradiction (1937)
Original: (zh-CN) 就人类认识运动的秩序说来，总是由认识个别的和特殊的事物，逐步地扩大到认识一般的事物。人们总是首先认识了许多不同事物的特殊的本质，然后才有可能更进一步地进行概括工作，认识诸种事物的共同的本质。
“Many generations create a common good. We are only a part of that sequence of generations.”
Source: Address given Assuming the Office / at the Saeima
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