This can be used.
Mao Zedong
September 28
Several passages from Lenin should be quoted, and Marxism-Leninism should be mentioned
repeatedly.
Comrade Chen Boda, please proceed accordingly.
The revisions are excellent [2]. On page three, I have made a few revisions [3]. Please
consider them as appropriate.
Mao Zedong
12:00 p.m., 30 September

[1] This editorial was written by the editorial boards of the People's Daily, Hongqi Magazine,
and the PLA Daily to celebrate the 18th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic
of China. Sections 1 and 2 are comments on the editorial draft submitted for review by Chen
Boda, head of the Central Committee's Cultural Revolution Group, and member Yao
Wenyuan at dawn on 28 September 1967; Section 3 of this article consists of comments on
the revised draft editorial submitted by Chen Boda for review at midnight on 30 September.
This editorial was published in the 1 October issues of the People's Daily and the PLA Daily,
and in the 15th issue of the Red Flag magazine published on 6 October.
[2] According to Mao Zedong's comments on September 28, 1967 (see Part 2 of this article),
Chen Boda quoted the following two passages from Lenin in the revised editorial submitted
for examination on September 30: "Revolution is a great festival for the oppressed and
exploited. ... In such a period, the people can perform miracles that seem incredible from
the narrow perspective of market-oriented gradualism." "The dictatorship of the proletariat
is the most fearless and ruthless battle waged by the new class against the more powerful
enemy, the bourgeoisie. ... For all these reasons, the dictatorship of the proletariat is



necessary, and it is impossible to defeat the bourgeoisie without a protracted, tenacious,
and desperate battle, that is, without perseverance, strict discipline, perseverance, and unity
of will." At the same time, the revised editorial also quoted the following passage from Marx
and Engels' "Communist Manifesto": "The communist revolution is the most thorough break
with traditional property relations; not surprisingly, In the course of its development, it will
make the most thorough break with traditional ideas. " In addition, there are 4 places where
"Marxism-Leninism" is added.
[3] In the revised draft of the editorial submitted by Chen Boda for examination on
September 30, 1967, two passages were quoted from Mao Zedong’s recent inspection tour
of North China, South Central China and East China: “There is no fundamental conflict of
interest within the working class. There is even less reason for the working class under the
dictatorship of the proletariat to split into two irreconcilable factions.” “The revolutionary
Red Guards and the revolutionary student organizations must realize the great revolutionary
union. The two factions are revolutionary mass organizations and must realize the great
revolutionary union unconditionally.” Mao Zedong made a wording revision to the second
passage, which read: “The revolutionary Red Guards and the revolutionary student
organizations must realize the great revolutionary union. As long as the two factions are
revolutionary mass organizations, they must realize the great revolutionary union under the
principles of revolution.”