Comments on the Draft Outline of the National Day Editorial for People’s Daily (September 25, 1952) Comrade Deng Tao [1]: I have read this document [2] and approve that it be written as it stands. Do not mention “Mao Zedong Thought” alongside Marxism-Leninism, and, in propaganda work, avoid using this term whenever possible. Mao Zedong, 7:00 a.m. on September 25, printed from the manuscript. Notes [1] Deng Tao was then the Editor-in-Chief of People’s Daily. [2] Refers to the draft outline of the National Day editorial for People’s Daily, submitted by Deng Tao for review on September 24, 1952. Mao Zedong made two revisions to this draft: first, he deleted “Mao Zedong Thought” from the sentence “This demonstrates the invincible power of Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought”; second, he revised the sentence “Mao Zedong Thought has filled the Chinese people with boundless confidence in victory” to read “The Communist Party of China and its leader, Comrade Mao Zedong, have filled the Chinese people with boundless confidence in victory.”