Mao's remarks during the inspection of the Cultural Revolution in Hunan province

视察湖南文化大革命时的一些讲话

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Aug, 1967

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The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, commonly known as the Cultural Revolution, was a social-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China from 1966 until 1976. Set into motion by Mao Zedong, then Chairman of the Communist Party of China, its stated goal was to preserve...

 

工人阶级内部没有根本利害冲突,为什么要分两大派呢?两派要互相少讲别人的缺点,多做自我批评才有利于革命的大联合。

(在谈到群众两派对立时说)两派都是工人,一派造反,一派保守,保守是上头有人蒙蔽了他们,对受蒙蔽的群众不能压。

(在谈到湘潭情况时说)这样多的产业工人,不会一辈子保皇,要正确对待,至于他们的头头,靠下面自己起来造反。

(在谈到要正确对待干部时说)干部大多数是好的,我们要团结大多数,包括犯过错误向群众做了检讨的,除了极少数坏人,打击面宽了不好,对干部除投敌、叛变、自首者外,过去十几年,几十年总做过一些好事嘛!要扩大教育面,缩小打击面,进行批判斗争时,要用文斗,不要武斗,不要侮辱。

(在谈到造反派要加强学习时说)对造反派也要进行教育,现在正是犯错误的时候。青年人不要性急,现在紧张、严肃有余,团结、活泼不足,缺乏民主作风,不平等待人,打人骂人拍桌子,把我们的情况搞乱了,把我们坚持团结──批评──团结的公式搞乱了。