Chapter 86 On the Party's Line and Traditions in the Past Fifteen Years [1]

(June 5, 1937) About the Party Line Is the party line correct? I think it is necessary to admit the following conclusions: The party has heroically and resolutely led the Chinese revolution for fifteen years and has achieved great results.This is the first point. We are confident that the Party will continue to develop the heroic and resolute spirit of the past and lead the Chinese revolution to the goal of victory in the future.This is the second point. It is an undeniable and undeniable fact that the party has made mistakes in the general line of the right and the "left", which have caused losses to the revolution.This is the first aspect.But there is another aspect. From this aspect, first, not all are wrong.Party members and cadres have never made mistakes on the general line. This is the most important reason why the party was not fatally wounded and mistakes were quickly corrected.The mistakes of the general line are only made and carried out in the highest leading organs. Some cadres and party members sincerely agree with it, and others are forced to do it by discipline.Even in the highest leading organ, only those who occupy the dominant position bear the main responsibility, and other personnel do not bear the main responsibility (semi-forced), or irresponsible (completely forced).The second is to make mistakes of the general line only in a few very short periods.There are only two periods in history (the end of the Great Revolution and the Lisan era)[2], which means that we quickly corrected our mistakes.This is the third point.

The reasons for the great achievements of the Party in leading the revolution are, first, that the Party’s leading organs, most of the Party’s cadres and most of the Party members have accepted Marxism-Leninism, adopted the Marxist-Leninist political line, and bravely and resolutely followed the international guidance. carried out.Without this condition, it is not successful at all.The second is that the majority of cadres and party members in the leading organs have also learned the tactics needed by the party and party members to lead the masses to fight against the enemy in order to achieve the above tasks. This includes struggle tactics, methods of propaganda and education, and internal party relations. This condition cannot be said about the results.This is the fourth point.

In addition to making "Left" and Right-leaning line errors in individual periods, the Party has also committed "Left" and Right-leaning principled mistakes on a number of individual issues in almost all periods. There have been problems, some of them still exist now, and they will be unavoidable in the future.These mistakes continue to occur and are constantly being overcome, and some have not yet been completely overcome.The party has been tempered from the occurrence and overcoming of various "Left" and right-leaning errors in principle, and has grown stronger, and thus achieved revolutionary achievements.If there are no (this is impossible) or fewer (this is possible) big and small mistakes of principle, the results will not only be what they are today, but they will be a lesson for the future.And these mistakes are not in conformity with the principles of Marxism-Leninism. To correct or avoid them, we must rely on a truly profound understanding of the revolutionary science of Marxism-Leninism.This is the fifth point.

Generally speaking, the party has led the Chinese revolution bravely and resolutely, and has achieved great achievements, and will lead the revolution to complete victory in the future. This is because the party has a Marxist political line and methods of struggle. .In the past, the party has made many mistakes, big and small, "Left", right, and inconsistent with Marxist principles. out of the struggle.Mistakes that still exist and will occur in the future must be resolved and prevented in accordance with the principles of Marxism.This is our party's theoretical and practical outlook on development.