Chen Yun, a leading Communist Party official under Mao and Deng Xiaoping(31 August 2006), Big bad wolf, work: The Economist, retrieved: 28 July 2015
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Had Mao died in 1956, his achievements would have been immortal. Had he died in 1966, he would still have been a great man but flawed. But he died in 1976. Alas, what can one say?
— Chen Yun
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Had Mao died in 1956, his achievements would have been immortal. Had he died in 1966, he would still have been a great man but flawed. But he died in 1976. Alas, what can one say?" in the context of "Chen Yun, a leading Communist Party official under Mao and Deng Xiaoping(31 August 2006), Big bad wolf, work: The Economist, retrieved: 28 July 2015" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Mao Zedong" (Quotes about Mao Zedong, C)
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About Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong (or Mao Tse-tung in Wade-Giles; Simplified Chinese: ζ―ζ³½δΈ; Traditional Chinese: ζ―ζΎ€ζ±; December 26, 1893 β September 9, 1976) was the Chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1943 until his death. He was also a founder of the People's Republic of China.
About Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong (or Mao Tse-tung in Wade-Giles; Simplified Chinese: ζ―ζ³½δΈ; Traditional Chinese: ζ―ζΎ€ζ±; December 26, 1893 β September 9, 1976) was the Chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1943 until his death. He was also a founder of the People's Republic of China.
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