a revolution is not a dinner party
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.