Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “Every Communist must grasp the truth, 'Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.' Our principle is that the [Communist] Party commands the gun and the gun will never be allowed to command the Party.” ~ Mao Tse-tung Premier of China (1893 - 1976)Source: "Problems of War and Strategy," November 6, 1938, in 'Selected Works of Mao Zedong' (1965)