To Comrade Li Zhengqing[1]

(Summer 1938)

Unite the cadres and maintain close ties with the masses—this must not be forgotten for a single moment. If one acts in this way, the foundation for success in work will be laid.

Mao Zedong

[1] In 1938, when the third cohort of students at the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University was about to graduate, Mao Zedong went to the university to deliver a report. This inscription was written by Mao Zedong for student Li Zhengqing at the conclusion of the report.