Letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend is the policy for promoting the progress of the arts and the sciences and a flourishing culture in our land.
Source: Speech, 27 Feb 1957.
-- Mao Tse-Tung, (Dec 26 1893-1976), Chinese political leader; He was the principal Chinese Marxist theorist, soldier, and statesman who led his nation's communist revolution.