Mao Tse Tung Quotations from Mao Tse Tung 5. War is the highest form of struggle for resolving contradictions, when they have developed to a certain stage, between classes, nations, states, or political groups, and it has existed ever since the emergence of private property and of classes.
War is the continuation of politics.
However, war has its own particular characteristics and in this sense, it cannot be equated with politics in general. War is the continuation of politics by other . . . means. When the obstacle is removed and our political aim attained the war will stop. It can therefore be said that politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed. All wars that are progressive are just, and all wars that impede progress are unjust.