Let the ancient serve the present, let the foreign serve the national; by developing that which has been accomplished one creates something that is new.

Today the whole world depends on communism for its salvation, and China is no exception.

There is a serious tendency towards capitalism among the well-to-do peasants. This tendency will become rampant if we in the slightest way neglect political work among the peasants during the co-operative movement and for a very long period after.

History shows that wars are divided into two kinds-just and unjust. All wars that are progressive are just, and all wars that impede progress are unjust.

This army is powerful because all its members have a conscious discipline; they have come together and they fight not for the private interests of a few individuals or a narrow clique, but for the interests of the broad masses and of the whole nation. The sole purpose of this army is to stand firmly with the Chinese people and to serve them whole-heartedly.

We shall heal our wounds, collect our dead and continue fighting.

It is a very good thing, and a significant one too, to exterminate the bourgeoisie and capitalism in China.