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Geer Cowmunaist und revolutic or take up thia weapon. . But liber: tinm rejecia idealosjeal clruggle and ci.idna for unprincipicd peace, thus giving rice to a Gesadent, rhiligting attitude ang bringipy about political deqcneriution ia certain uniis and individuals in (he Party ond the rcvolu- tionary organisations. e In opposing subjectiviom, sectaricniam and stercotyy.cd Party writing we must have in mind two purposes: "learn from past mistakes to avoid future ones," and secon], “cure the sSichkucss to save thepatient.* Which is the osly correct and cffcctive method. Another point that should be mentioned in connection with inner-Party criticism is thet soma cenrndes ignore the major issues and confine thcir attention to minor noints when they make thoir criticism, They do not understand that the ‘ main task of criticism is to point out rolitical and organ- ization mistakes. As to personal shertcomings, unless they are related to political end organisation mistakes, there is no need to be overcritical or the courades concerned wa BH: will be at a less as to what to do. Moxeover, once such criticism develops, there is the frewt danger that vithina the Party attention will be concentrated exclusively on minor faults, and everyone will becore timid and overcau- ; tious and forget the Party's political tasks. In inner-Farty criticicm, guard aqainst subjectivism, abitrariness and the vulqarization of criticisn;: statements should stress the political side. - Inner-Party criticism is a weapon for strengthening the Party organization and increasing its fighting car:city. In the Party organization of the Red Arry, hovever, criticion is not always of this character, and sometines turns into personal attacks. As a result, it dawayges the Party orgen- ization es well as irdividuals, This is a manifestation : of pvetty-pousgeois individualism. The method of correction is to holp Partymonbers understand that the purpose of criticism is to increase the Party's fighting cxpacity in order to achieve victory in the class struggle and that it should not be used as a means of rersonal attack. 1f we have shortcominss, we are not ifraid to have them pointed cut and criticized, because wo cerve the people. Anyone, no natter who, may point cut our shortccmings. If he is right, we will correct them. If what he proposes will benefit the people, we will act upon it. As Chinese Communists, who base all ovr actions on the highest interests of the broadest masses of the Chinese Pooole and who are fully convinecd of the justice of our caus never balk at any personal sacrifice and are ready at ail times to give our lives for the causc, can va be reluctant to discard any idaa, vicweoint, opiniou or method which is not suited to the necés of the peopie? Can we be willing to allow political cust and germs to disty our clean faces or eat into our healthy organisms?