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Officially titled ''Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung'', ''The Little Red Book'', so known because of its cover, is a book of statements and quotations from [[China|Chinese]] [[Communism|Communist]] leader Mao Zedong (December 26, 1893-September 9, 1976.)
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[[Biography|Frank Zappa]] used it for an analogy to another favorite target in the "Communism" section in the chapter "Practical Conservatism in ''[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]'':
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<blockquote>''"In exporting their philosophy, the Soviets employed a technique reminiscent of U.S. evangelical T.V. ministries.  They told people who were sick and hungry that they'd give them food and penicillin.  The evangelists forced them to read the Bible; the Communists made them read ''The Little Red Book'' - and if you couldn't read, the motherfuckers would recite it to you through a bullhorn."''<blockquote>
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[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Little Red Book]]

Revision as of 13:29, 7 October 2021

Officially titled Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung, The Little Red Book, so known because of its cover, is a book of statements and quotations from Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong (December 26, 1893-September 9, 1976.)


Frank Zappa used it for an analogy to another favorite target in the "Communism" section in the chapter "Practical Conservatism in The Real Frank Zappa Book:


"In exporting their philosophy, the Soviets employed a technique reminiscent of U.S. evangelical T.V. ministries. They told people who were sick and hungry that they'd give them food and penicillin. The evangelists forced them to read the Bible; the Communists made them read The Little Red Book - and if you couldn't read, the motherfuckers would recite it to you through a bullhorn."