I have read it and found it acceptable.
Only one word [2] was removed from page 18 to emphasize Marxism-Leninism. It was
already on page 17 [3], so that was enough. For many years, our Party did not study Marx
and Lenin, and did not emphasize them. As a result, some swindlers deceived us for many
years, causing many people to not even know what materialism and idealism are. The big
joke [4] made at Lushan was a very serious lesson. In the next few years, we should pay
special attention to promoting Marxism-Leninism.
March 15, 9:00 AM

[1] This article, written by the editorial boards of the People’s Daily, Red Flag, and Liberation
Army Daily, was written to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Paris Commune. It is
divided into six main parts: 1. The principles of the Paris Commune are eternal; 2. The
extreme importance of the revolutionary people holding the gun; 3. The revolution is the
cause of the masses; 4. There must be a genuine Marxist-Leninist party; 5. Modern
revisionism is a traitor to the revolutionary principles of the Paris Commune; 6. Persist in
continuing the revolution under the dictatorship of the proletariat and strive for greater
victory. This article was published in the People’s Daily and Liberation Army Daily on March
18, 1971, and in the fourth issue of Red Flag on April 1.
[2] On page 18 of the draft for this article, it was written: “We must ensure that Marxism,
Leninism, and Mao Zedong Thought, the sharpest of all teachings, are mastered by Party
members, cadres, and the masses.” When Mao Zedong reviewed it, he deleted the phrase
“Mao Zedong Thought.”
[3] On page 17 of the draft for this article, it was written: “During the course of China’s Great
Proletarian Cultural Revolution, Mao Zedong Thought and Chairman Mao’s revolutionary
line have been increasingly integrated with the revolutionary practice of hundreds of
millions of people, becoming the greatest force for consolidating the dictatorship of the
proletariat.”
[4] This refers to the incident during the Second Plenary Session of the Ninth Central
Committee of the Communist Party of China held in Lushan in 1970, when Chen Boda and
others compiled and collated "Several Quotations from Engels, Lenin, and Chairman Mao on
Genius" and "Instructions by Vice Chairman Lin," which deceived many people.