October 6

We stand firmly for peace and against war. However, if the imperialists insist on unleashing another war, we should not be afraid of it. Our attitude on this question is the same as our attitude towards any disturbance: first, we are against it; second, we are not afraid of it.

Mao Zedong
from On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People (February 27, 1957)