This page is for Marxism-Leninism-Maoism theory and philosophy and its historical context before 1976, the death of Mao. It is important to note that quoting dead people does not usually prove rightness or wrongness - except when the question is keeping straight who said what, which is important when assessing historical blame or accomplishment.

The Problem With Trotsky Classic Quotes and Documents of Lenin, Mao and Others Other Quotes from Famous People Discussion of Materialist Method Historical Debates with MIM Life under Mao Zedong 1949-1976 We told you so. . . and they goofed it

On this page, we seek to accomplish three things with regard to dead people like Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin, Mao and counterrevolutionaries like Trotsky:

1. Clarify who should be calling themselves Marxist-Leninist-Maoist and who should not.
2. Obtain historical context and reminders about the historic struggles over the formation of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism.
3. Elucidate those timeless aspects of Marxist-Leninist-Maoist methods known as philosophy or the replacement of philosophy by dialectical materialism.