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Chapter 15, Democracy and the Tree Main Fields

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Otherwise, "initiative" will be an empty thing. But the exercise of such initiative depends on the spread of democracy in Party life. It cannot be brought into play if there is not enough democracy in Party life. Only in an atmosphere of democracy can large numbers of able people be brought forward.

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and criticize defects, and in the comradely supervision that is maintained over the leading bodies and the leading cadres.

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This initiative must be demonstrated concretely in the ability of the leading bodies,the cadres and the Party rank and file to work creatively, in their readiness to assume responsibility, in the exuberant vigor they show in their work, in their courage and ability to raise questions, voice opinions

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In the present great struggle, the Chinese Communist Party demands that all its leading bodies and all its members and cadres should give the fullest expression to their initiative, which alone can ensure victory.

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Chapter 28, Communists

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Hence, selfishness, slacking, corruption, seeking the limelight, and so on, are most contemptible, while selflessness, working with all one's energy, whole-hearted devotion to public duty, and quiet hard work will command respect.

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At no time and in no circumstances should a Communist place his personal interests first; he should subordinate them to the interests of the nation and of the masses.

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Chapter 6, Imperialism and All Reactionaries are Paper Tigers

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If the U.S. monopoly capitalist groups persist in pushing their policies of aggression and war, the day is bound to come when the people of the whole world will hang them. The same fate awaits the accomplices of the United States.

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Chapter 12, Political Work

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Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive factor; it is people, not things that are decisive. The contest of strength is not only a contest of military and economic power, but also a contest of human power and morale. People necessarily wield military and economic power.

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Chapter 12, Political Work

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This army has built up a system of political work which is essential for the people's war and is aimed at promoting unity in its own ranks, unity with the friendly armies and unity with the people, and at disintegrating the enemy forces and ensuring victory in battle.

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Chapter 24, Correcting Mistaken Ideas

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I believe we should do things honestly, for without an honest attitude it is absolutely impossible to accomplish anything in this world.

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With this aim, they draw some people in, push others out and resort to boasting, flattery and touting among-the comrades, thus importing the vulgar style of the bourgeois political parties into the Communist Party. It is their dishonesty that causes them to come to grief.

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in practice they put themselves first and the Party second. What are these people after? They are after fame and position and want to be in the limelight. Whenever they are put in charge of a branch of work, they assert their "independence".

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Those who assert this kind of "independence" are usually wedded to the doctrine of "me first" and are generally wrong on the question of the relationship between the individual and the Party. Although in words they profess respect for the Party,

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Chapter 5, War and Peace

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War is the highest form of struggle for resolving contradictions, when they have developed to a certain stage, between classes, nations, states, or political groups, and it has existed ever since the emergence of private property and of classes.

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Chapter 20, Building Our Country through Diligence and Frugality

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also, the need for a universal campaign of the whole people to increase production naturally becomes more obvious, and this too is carried on more energetically.

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(6) An impetus to the great production campaign of the people. Once the army engages in production, the need for government and other organizations to do likewise becomes more obvious, and they do so more energetically;

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(5) Less grumbling in the army about the government and improved relations between the two.

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