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If Children Were Brought Up To Become Non-conformists It Would Only Ruin Their Lives. So Parents All Over China Who Loved Their Children Told Them To Do As Chairman Mao Said. It Was Not Possible To Tell Them Anything Else.

-Jung Chang

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If Children Were Brought Up To Become

Jung Chang

If Children Were Brought Up To Become Non-conformists It Would Only Ruin Their Lives. So Parents All Over China Who Loved Their Children Told Them To Do As Chairman Mao Said. It Was Not Possible To Tell Them Anything Else.

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