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"QUOTATIONS FROM CHAIRMAN MAO" is the book that gave new meaning to the term "must-read." First published in 1964, and distributed by the hundreds of millions, it was the catechism of the Cultural Revolution, a compendium of snippets from speeches and writings by Mao Zedong that each and every Chinese citizen was expected not just to flip through, but also to study, memorize and recite. 《毛主席语录》为“必读”一词赋予了新的涵义。该书于1964年首版，发行了上亿本，堪称“文化大革命”的教义手册。它是毛泽东的讲话与文章的片段摘要，每个中国人都应当阅读，不是草草翻阅，而是仔细研究和背诵，脱口就能引用。 Pop quizzes separated the good students from the bad, with the threat of serious consequences. Shoppers who turned up at the state food stores, for example, could expect a thorough grilling before they were waved through — or not. 对《语录》的突击测验能把毛主席的好学生与坏学生区分开来，坏学生会面临很严重的后果。比如说，去国营食品店买东西的顾客就会遭到详细的盘问，之后才能获准购物——也许还会被拒之门外。 "The Little Red Book," as it came to be known outside China, a reference to its red binding, is the subject of "Quotations of Chairman Mao: 50th Anniversary Exhibition, 1964-2017," at the Grolier Club, where it opened on Wednesday. The exhibition puts on display books and propaganda material from the collection of Justin G. Schiller, an antiquarian book seller who, with his partner, Dennis M. V. David, runs Battledore Ltd. in Kingston, N.Y. | 
