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Chapter 22, Methods of Thinking and Methods of Work

We are Marxists, and Marxism teaches that in our approach to a problem we should start from objective facts, not from abstract definitions, and that we should derive our guiding principles, policies and measures from an analysis of these facts.

Chapter 17, Serving the People

Our Communist Party and the Eighth Route and New Fourth Armies led by our Party are battalions of the revolution. These battalions of ours are wholly dedicated to the liberation of the people and work entirely in the people's interests.

Chapter 4, The Correct Handling of Contradictions among the People

Of these six criteria, the most important are the socialist path and the leadership of the Party.

(6) They should be beneficial, and not harmful, to international socialist unity and the unity of the peace-loving people of the world.

(5) They should help to strengthen, and not discard or weaken, the leadership of the Communist Party.

(4) They should help to consolidate, and not undermine or weaken, democratic centralism.

(3) They should help to consolidate, and not undermine or weaken, the people's democratic dictatorship.

(2) They should be beneficial, and not harmful, to socialist transformation and socialist construction.

(1) Words and actions should help to unite, and not divide, the people of our various nationalities.

On the basis of the principles of our Constitution, the will of the overwhelming majority of our people and the common political positions which have been proclaimed on various occasions by our political parties and groups, we consider that, broadly speaking, the criteria should be as follows:

In the political life of our people, how should right be distinguished from wrong in one's words and actions?

Chapter 28, Communists

Communists should set an example in study; at all times they should be pupils of the masses as well as their teachers.

Chapter 27, Criticism and Self Criticism

Moreover, once such criticism develops, there is the great danger that within the Party attention will be concentrated exclusively on minor faults, and everyone will become timid and overcautious and forget the Party's political tasks.

the main task of criticism is to point out political and organizational mistakes. As to personal shortcomings, unless they are related to political and organizational mistakes, there is no need to be overcritical or the comrades concerned will be at a loss as to what to do.

Another point that should be mentioned in connection with inner-Party criticism is that some comrades ignore the major issues and confine their attention to minor points when they make their criticism. They do not understand that

Chapter 2, Classes and Class Struggle

development in Chinese feudal society.

The ruthless economic exploitation and political oppression of the peasants by the landlord class forced them into numerous uprisings against its rule.... It was the class struggles of the peasants, the peasant uprisings and peasant wars that constituted the real motive force of historical

Chapter 7, Dare to Struggle and Dare to Win

People of the world, unite and defeat the U.S. aggressors and all their running dogs! People of the world, be courageous, and dare to fight, defy difficulties and advance wave upon wave. Then the whole world will belong to the people. Monsters of all kinds shall be destroyed.

Chapter 3, Socialism and Communism

a debate which is conducted by setting forth facts and reasoning things out, so as correctly to resolve those actual contradictions among the people which demand immediate solution. This is a socialist movement for the self-education and self-remolding of the people.

a debate in the city and the countryside on such questions as the socialist road versus the capitalist road, the basic system of the state and its major policies, the working style of Party and government functionaries, and the question of the welfare of the people,

Under the leadership of the Communist Party, the Chinese people are carrying out a vigorous rectification movement in order to bring about the rapid development of socialism in China on a firmer basis. It is a movement for carrying out a nation-wide debate which is both guided and free,

Chapter 11, The Mass Line