"Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung" was originally compiled by an office of the "PLA Daily" ("People's Liberation Army Daily") as an inspirational political and military document. The initial publication covered 23 topics with 200 selected quotations by the Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, and was entitled "200 Quotations from Chairman Mao". It was first given to delegates of a conference on 5 January 1964 who were asked to comment on it. In response to the views of the deputies and compilers of the book, the work was expanded to address 25 topics with 267 quotations, and the title was changed simply to "Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung".