In the process of social and historical development, people play a decisive role. People are the subject and creator of history. Under different social conditions, people play different roles in creating history.
In socialist society, the broad masses of the people are the masters of the means of production, and also become the masters of economic, political and spiritual life. The guidance of Marxism provides ideological guarantee for the people to consciously create history, and workers, peasants and intellectuals are the relying forces of the socialist cause.
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People are the creators of social material wealth, thus fundamentally promoting social development. In order to turn natural resources into social wealth, workers must master appropriate tools and work hard. Working people constantly accumulate experience, improve tools and raise the level of productivity, thus creating human material civilization.
In the creation of social wealth, the role of manual workers and mental workers is very important. In the final analysis, all material wealth is the common product of manual workers and mental workers. With the advent of the era of knowledge economy, the role of mental work in creating material achievements will become more and more prominent, thus making the role of intellectuals more and more important.