1979 On March 30th, Deng Xiaoping made a speech entitled "Adhering to the Four Cardinal Principles" on behalf of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China at the theoretical work retreat held in Beijing. In his speech, Deng Xiaoping put forward the "Four Cardinal Principles" that must be adhered to. That is, first, we must adhere to the socialist road; Second, we must adhere to the dictatorship of the proletariat;
Third, we must adhere to the leadership of * * * *; Fourth, we must adhere to Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought.
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Contents of the four cardinal principles:
1, we must adhere to the socialist road.
Only socialism can save China, which is an unshakable historical conclusion drawn by the people of China in the past 60 years from the May 4th Movement. China's departure from socialism will inevitably lead to a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society.
2. We must adhere to the people's democratic dictatorship.
People's democratic dictatorship is the development of proletarian dictatorship theory. It is the dictatorship of the proletariat under the historical conditions of China. It is a combination of new democracy and new dictatorship, which conforms to China's national conditions.
We must adhere to the leadership of China.
At the same time, China is the vanguard of the working class in China, the people of China and the Chinese nation, the leading core of the cause of Socialism with Chinese characteristics, and represents the development requirements of advanced productive forces in China, the direction of advanced culture in China and the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of people in China.
We must adhere to Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought.
Mao Zedong Thought is the product of combining the basic theory of Marxism-Leninism with the revolutionary practice in China, the first major theoretical achievement of China Marxism, and the correct theoretical thought and experience summary proved by practice, which laid a solid theoretical foundation for the formation of Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system.