However, do not one-sidedly speak of ample food and clothing. When speaking of ample food and clothing, one must also speak of arduous struggle; without arduous struggle, how can there be ample food and clothing? Ample food and clothing cannot fall from the sky!

　　Self-reliance and developing production are more reliable than any “rations,” any aid.

　　(Excerpted from “Unforgettable Teachings,” *Fujian Ribao*, July 29, 1961)