After this black line is eliminated, there will be new black lines in the future, and we will have to struggle against them too. Therefore, this is an arduous, complex, and protracted struggle, requiring decades or even centuries of effort. It is a matter of great importance concerning the future of our country’s revolution and also the future of the world revolution.

The lesson of the past dozen or so years is that we were too slow in grasping this issue. We only dealt with some isolated problems and did not take hold of it comprehensively and systematically. As long as we fail to grasp it, many fronts will simply have to be left to the black line to occupy. This is a serious lesson.

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In the struggle against foreign revisionism in literature and art, we must not only catch small fry like Chukhrai; we must catch the big ones, catch Sholokhov, and dare to take him on. He is the originator of revisionist literature and art.

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It must be understood that the representatives of other classes also have their own principles of party spirit, and they are very tenacious.