Quotation: "The world is progressing and the future is bright. No one can change this historical trend. We should always publicize the progress and bright future of the world to the people, so as to build their confidence in victory. At the same time, we should tell the people and comrades that the road is tortuous. There are still many obstacles and difficulties on the road of revolution. The Seventh Congress of our Party envisaged many difficulties, and we would rather consider them more. Some comrades are unwilling to consider difficulties. However, the difficulty is a fact, we should try our best to admit it, and we can't take "no recognition". "We should admit difficulties, analyze difficulties and overcome them. There is no straight road in the world, so be prepared to take a detour, and don't be greedy for petty gain. Incredibly, all reactionaries kneel on their own in the morning. In a word, the future is bright and the road is tortuous. There are still many difficulties before us, which cannot be ignored. We will unite all the people and work together to overcome all difficulties and achieve the goal of victory. "

"China's revolution is great, but after the revolution, the journey is longer, the work is bigger and harder. This point must now be made clear to the party. Comrades must continue to be modest and prudent, guard against arrogance and rashness, and comrades must continue to work hard. "

(For the above contents, see Volume 4 of Selected Works of Mao Zedong.)

Comrade Han Jun opposes advocating hard struggle and emphasizing the spirit of paupers. He said that the conditions are different now. If we emphasize the spirit of paupers again, there will be side effects and people's enthusiasm will be damaged. We have different views on this. We think the spirit of the poor is very good. Of course, we should have the spirit of helping the poor when we are poor, but we still need to carry forward this spirit when conditions are good and our lives are rich. Especially when conditions are getting better and better and life is getting richer, it is even more necessary to carry forward the spirit of paupers.

Why? Because of the constant revolution. We flaunt the spirit of poverty, but it doesn't mean that we particularly like poverty. We advocate always being content with backwardness. But to be a vassal of Rainbow, not afraid of poverty, revolutionary ambition, revolutionary courage, dare to struggle, dare to change the reality, and strive to create a better and better life. If we can keep this spirit forever, the revolutionary cause will flourish and last forever. It should be noted that "if you are poor, you will think about change", and the poorer you are, the more revolutionary you will be. Only when people are never satisfied with the status quo will they continue to carry forward the revolutionary spirit and make the society move forward. Take our present situation as an example: As Han Jun pointed out, China has established a certain industrialization foundation since the founding of the People's Republic of China eleven years ago. Many things that could not be produced in the past can now be produced by themselves, and some products can not only be self-sufficient, but also be exported. People's communes have been realized in agriculture, and agricultural products have increased substantially. Our living standards are improving day by day, and we are indeed much richer than in the past, and the conditions are very different. That is to say, in this new situation, a few short-sighted people are also easy to satisfy the status quo, develop the pursuit of pleasure and stop carrying forward the revolutionary spirit. Give it a try, isn't Han Jun an example? The ancients said, "Born in sorrow and died in happiness", if a person loses the spirit of paupers because of good conditions, he will stagnate, relax and lose his fighting spirit, and will be seriously corroded by bourgeois ideas, and even embark on the road of breaking away from and betraying the revolution. Can't such a thing be seen in our life? Therefore, today, with the great victory of the revolution, our party has repeatedly praised the spirit of the poor and called on us to "live the life of the rich and the life of the poor", which is of far-reaching significance.

Our revolution will not only greatly increase material wealth, but also greatly improve people's ideological consciousness and build a strong spiritual arm. Isn't it obvious that we advocate the revolutionary spirit of paupers, which will not have side effects, but will improve people's revolutionary fighting spirit and make the revolutionary cause more prosperous?