a revolution is not a dinner party
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
An aphoristic political statement by Mao Zedong, defending violence as a means of imposing a different societal order; for more, see Wikipedia at revolution is not a dinner party.
Proverb[edit]
a revolution is not a dinner party
- In order to achieve something, courtesy, long-held norms, and other such formalities must be dropped.