Deng Xiaoping

Quotes

• “It doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice.”
• “The United States brags about its political system, but the [[President of the United States|[American] President]] says one thing during the election, something else when he takes office, something else at midterm and something else when he leaves.”
• “A basic contradiction between socialism and the market economy does not exist.”
• “When our thousands of Chinese students abroad return home, you will see how China will transform itself.”
• “We mustn't fear to adopt the advanced management methods applied in capitalist countries (...) The very essence of socialism is the liberation and development of the productive systems (...) Socialism and market economy are not incompatible (...) We should be concerned about right-wing deviations, but most of all, we must be concerned about left-wing deviations.”

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Deng Xiaoping and Jimmy Carter at the arrival ceremony for the Vice Premier of China. - NARA - 183157-restored(cropped).jpg

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