(February 1967)
Prominent figures of the May Fourth Movement, influential figures—the right wing of the May Fourth Movement was Hu Shi, who later became a running dog of U.S. imperialism. Chen Duxiu of the May Fourth Movement also became a counter-revolutionary. At that time, Li Dazhao did not write many articles, but he immersed himself in work and later became a revolutionary leftist. There was also Lu Xun, who at that time emphasized social investigation and independent thinking, and later became a great Marxist. We must draw lessons from history, not become figures who flash across the stage only to vanish, but immerse ourselves in work, be adept at thinking, and maintain close ties with the masses. In the successive revolutions in China and the revolutions we have personally experienced, the truly promising people are those who can ponder problems, not those who seek the limelight. Those who now clamor and make a great din will surely become figures in history who flash across the stage only to vanish.