The atom bomb is a paper tiger which the United States reactionaries use to scare people. It looks terrible, but in fact it isn't... All reactionaries are paper tigers.

原子弹是美国反动派用来吓人的一只纸老虎，看样子可怕，实际上并不可怕。
　　一切反动派都是纸老虎。

Mao Zedong

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Nuclear weapons

Speaker

Mao Zedong

Medium

Interview

Language

Chinese

Time

1946 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Dictator National leader Revolutionary Politician

From

China Asia

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Citation

Zedong, Mao. Talk with the American Correspondent Anna Louise Strong. Aug. 1946.

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Love may be a sleepy, creeping thing with some others, but it is a mighty wakening thing with me.

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Hurston, Zora Neale. Dust Tracks on a Road. J. B. Lippincott Company, 1942, ch. 14.

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Talk or dance, but, don't do both things at the same time.

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Another quote originally in Chinese

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

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Tao Te Ching

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Source
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Genre
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Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Chinese
Time
400 BC 400s BC 5th century BC
Authentication Score 0
Original Citation

Laozi [Lao Tzu]. 道德經 [Tao Te Ching]. c. 400 BC, ch. 64.

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Laozi [Lao Tzu]. "The Natural Way of Lao Tzu." A Source Book in Chinese Philosophy, translated by Wing-Tsit Chan. Princeton University Press, 1969, ch. 64.