Talk During the Inspection at
Nanniwan
(July 1943)
Hardship is not a monster that cannot be conquered. If everyone takes action to
conquer it, it will yield. If everyone makes an effort to be self-reliant, there will
be food, clothing, and daily necessities. We currently do not have foreign aid. But
even if we have foreign aid in the future, we must still continue to be self-reliant.
We cannot be like the Guomindang, relying on foreigners even for cotton cloth.
Note
Our source for this document is Mao Zedong ji. Bujuan, Vol. 7, p. 119, where it is reproduced from the 1967
Red Guard source, Ziliao xuanbian, and the February 1967 Red Guard source Mao Zedong sixiang wansui.