If you want to know the tas... by Mao Zedong, a Chinese Leader

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“If you want to know the taste of a pear, you must change the pear by eating it yourself. If you want to know the theory and methods of revolution, you must take part in revolution. All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience.”

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Name: Mao Zedong

Nationality: Chinese

Date of Birth: Dec 26, 1893

Date of Death: Sep 9, 1976

Profession: Leader

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