Revolution is not a dinner party

For the novel by Ying Chang Compestine, see Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party (novel).

Revolution is not a dinner party

Initiator	Mao Zedong
Origin	Report on an Investigation of the Peasant Movement in Hunan [1]

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8. "A evolution is a petition to eat". Yazhou Zhoukan . 2011-09-19.
9. Davis (2005).
10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPlWGnZkY4Q

Revolution is not a dinner party
Simplified Chinese	革命不是请客吃饭
Traditional Chinese	革命 不是 請客 吃飯
Literal meaning	revolution is not having guests to eat a meal
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Gémìng bùshì qǐngkè chīfàn Wade–Giles Ko-ming pu-shih ch'ing-k'o ch’ih-fan

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