"Our principle is that the Party commands the gun, and the gun must never be allowed to command the Party." ~ Mao Zedong

"Don't make a fuss about a world war. At most, people die… Half the population wiped out - this happened quite a few times in Chinese history… It's best if half the population is left, next best one-third." ~ Mao Zedong

"People who try to commit suicide - don't attempt to save them! . . . China is such a populous nation, it is not as if we cannot do without a few people." ~ Mao Zedong

The purpose of the corporation must be redefined as creating shared value, not just profit per se. This will drive the next wave of innovation and productivity growth in the global economy.

Businesses must reconnect company success with social progress. Shared value is not social responsibility, philanthropy, or even sustainability, but a new way to achieve economic success. It is not on the margin of what companies do but at the center. We believe that it can give rise to the next major transformation of business thinking.

"All political power comes from the barrel of a gun. The communist party must command all the guns, that way, no guns can ever be used to command the party." ~ Mao Zedong

"When there is not enough to eat, people starve to death. It is better to let half of the people die so that the other half can eat their fill." ~ Mao Zedong

"Let's contemplate this, how many people would die if war breaks out. There are 2.7 billion people in the world. One-third could be lost; or, a little more, it could be half… I say that, taking the extreme situation, half dies, half lives, but imperialism would be razed to the ground and the whole world would become socialist." ~ Mao Zedong

"Power comes from the muzzle of a gun, those that have the guns have the power, those that have the power dictate what type of government their shall be." ~ Mao