It is only natural that the people will discard some theses which are Utopian because they were formulated by our predecessors within the limits of their historical conditions. It is also natural that the people will reject dogmatic interpretations of Marxism and erroneous viewpoints imposed on it, and will further develop the theory of scientific socialism on the basis of new practice.

As reported in: "The Role of the Party in the Chinese Post-Mao Reform Process" by Su Shaozhi

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