A notable quote but not sure of its truth, especially coming from Mao.

“Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed.”

— Mao Tse-Tung

Written in 1938 as part of Mao's essays on protracted war, reflecting his view of the deep connection between politics and armed conflict.

Mao Tse-Tung (1893–1976) was the founding father of the People's Republic of China and a major revolutionary theorist.