Serve the People

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Serve the People

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== Development ==
== Development ==
[[Mao Zedong]] wrote this speech to commemorate the death of a PLA soldier, [[Zhang Side]], a participant in the [[Long March]] who died in the collapse of a [[kiln]] when he worked in [[Shaanxi|Shaanxi province]].{{Rp|page=54}} In the speech, Mao quoted a phrase written by the famous [[Han dynasty]] historian [[Sima Qian]]: "Though death befalls all men alike, it may be heavy as [[Mount Tai]] or light as a feather". Mao continued: "To die for the people is weightier than [[Mount Tai]], but to work for the fascists and die for the exploiters and oppressors is lighter than a feather. Comrade Zhang Side died for the people, and his death is indeed weightier than Mount Tai".
[[Mao Zedong]] wrote the speech ''Serve the People'' to commemorate the death of a PLA soldier, [[Zhang Side]], a participant in the [[Long March]] who died in the collapse of a [[kiln]] when he worked in [[Shaanxi|Shaanxi province]].{{Rp|page=54}} In the speech, Mao quoted a phrase written by the famous [[Han dynasty]] historian [[Sima Qian]]: "Though death befalls all men alike, it may be heavy as [[Mount Tai]] or light as a feather". Mao continued: "To die for the people is weightier than [[Mount Tai]], but to work for the fascists and die for the exploiters and oppressors is lighter than a feather. Comrade Zhang Side died for the people, and his death is indeed weightier than Mount Tai".


The speech, delivered on 8 September 1944, states that the CCP and the [[People's Liberation Army]] have no other goal than to serve the people.{{Cite book |last1=Han |first1=Dongping |date=2008 |title=The Unknown Cultural Revolution: Life and Change in a Chinese Village |publisher=[[Monthly Review Press]] |publication-place=New York |isbn=978-1-58367-180-1 }}{{Rp|page=66}} It states that the CCP and its [[Cadre system of the Chinese Communist Party|cadres]] should not be afraid of criticism, and if criticism is correct, they should accept it and revise their behavior accordingly.{{Rp|page=66}} It also states that everyone in the revolutionary ranks is equal regardless of title or position.{{Rp|page=66}}
The speech, delivered on 8 September 1944, states that the CCP and the [[People's Liberation Army]] have no other goal than to serve the people.{{Cite book |last1=Han |first1=Dongping |date=2008 |title=The Unknown Cultural Revolution: Life and Change in a Chinese Village |publisher=[[Monthly Review Press]] |publication-place=New York |isbn=978-1-58367-180-1 }}{{Rp|page=66}} It states that the CCP and its [[Cadre system of the Chinese Communist Party|cadres]] should not be afraid of criticism, and if criticism is correct, they should accept it and revise their behavior accordingly.{{Rp|page=66}} It also states that everyone in the revolutionary ranks is equal regardless of title or position.{{Rp|page=66}}
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