The 200th anniversary of Engels' birthday

Engels was one of the founders of Marxism, and Marx co-wrote the "Communist Manifesto"; participated in the first international leadership. After Marx's death, he assumed the collation and publication of "Das Kapital" manuscripts of the work, but also shoulder the burden of leadership of the international workers' movement. In addition to co-authored books with Marx, he also wrote "Dialectics of Nature," "Family, Private Property and the State of origin" and so on. The picture shows Engels like. Xinhua News Agency issued

Great teachers of the proletarian revolution, Marx and together criticizing the old world, new world, the struggle for the liberation of the world proletariat and the progress of mankind, provides the most powerful ideological weapon - Marxism. Engels was "Millennium thinker" Marx as " the second I ", but always modestly as a " second violinist ." Lenin and Engels say in the evaluation of theoretical contributions had: " do not read the complete works of Engels, it is impossible to understand Marxism, can not be fully explained Marxism. "

Engels had died 100 years, human society has undergone enormous changes, but Engels name still respected by the people in the world, Marxism is still shining bright light of truth.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has insisted on combining the basic principles of Marxism with the specific realities of China in the new era, uniting and leading the people in great struggles, building great projects, advancing great causes, and realizing great dreams. The party and the country have made historic achievements and undergone historic changes, and the Chinese nation has ushered in a great leap from becoming rich to becoming stronger. Xi Jinping's thought of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era came into being in this process, enriching and developing Marxism with his integrated theoretical tolerance, original theoretical contributions, worldwide theoretical vision, and epoch-making theoretical results.

On this special day, let us review the argument of Engels quoted in General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech, so as to remember this great proletarian revolutionary and thinker.

On May 4, 2018, the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Marx’s birth was held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission delivered an important speech at the conference. Photo by Ju Peng, Xinhua News Agency reporter

"Marx discovered the law of development of human history"

In 1883, Engels said in front of Marx’s tomb: “Just as Darwin discovered the law of development of the organic world, Marx discovered the law of development of human history, that is, a simple fact that has always been hidden by the complex ideology: people must first Eat, drink, live, and wear before you can engage in politics, science, art, religion, etc.; therefore, the production of direct material means of life, and thus a certain economic development stage of a nation or an era, constitutes the foundation. The state facilities, legal viewpoints, art and even religious concepts developed from this foundation. Therefore, it must be explained by this foundation, rather than doing the opposite as in the past.” This passage clarifies very brilliantly The basic connotation of historical materialism.

—— Speech at the 11th collective study session of the 18th Central Political Bureau on December 3, 2013

"There can be no theoretical thinking for a moment"

Engels once said: "If a nation wants to stand on the top of science, it must not be without theoretical thinking for a moment." The whole party must strengthen the study and application of Marxist philosophy, and improve the use of Marxist positions, viewpoints, methodological analysis and analysis. Problem solving skills.

—— Speech at the 11th collective study session of the 18th Central Political Bureau on December 3, 2013

"The Age of Giants"

When talking about the Renaissance, Engels said, "This is an era that needed giants and produced giants-giants in terms of thinking ability, enthusiasm, and character, in terms of versatility and knowledge."

—— Speech at the Symposium on Literature and Art Work on October 15, 2014

"The true unity of the world lies in its materiality"

Engels pointed out: "The true unity of the world lies in its materiality, and this materiality is not proved by the magician's two or two sentences, but by the long-term and continuous development of philosophy and natural science. of."

——Speech at the 20th collective study session of the 18th Politburo on January 23, 2015

"Don't be overly intoxicated by our human victory over nature"

In dealing with the issue of nature, Engels profoundly pointed out: "We should not be overly intoxicated by our human victory over the natural world. For every such victory, nature retaliates against us. Each victory indeed achieved the results we expected at first. But later and later, completely different and unexpected effects occurred, often eliminating the initial results."

——Speech at the seminar on the study and implementation of the spirit of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on January 18, 2016

"It's useless to speak empty words"

Engels once said: "Even if it is to develop a materialist viewpoint on a single historical case, it is a scientific work that requires years of calm study, because it is obvious that it is useless to speak empty words here. Critically censored and fully mastered historical data can solve such a task."

—— Speech at the Symposium on Philosophy and Social Sciences on May 17, 2016

"The most widely spread and most international work of all socialist literature"

Engels said that the "Communist Manifesto" is "the most widely disseminated and most international work of all socialist literature, and is a common program recognized by millions of workers from Siberia to California."

----A speech at the fifth collective study session of the 19th Politburo on April 23, 2018

"Beat the most hidden idealism"

The "Communist Manifesto" profoundly reveals that the history of slave society is the history of class struggle; it reveals that productive forces determine production relations, economic foundations determine superstructures, and contradictory movements between productivity and production relations, economic foundations and superstructures promote successive changes in social forms The general law of the development of human society; reveals the inherent contradiction between the socialization of capitalist production and the private possession of the means of production; reveals the historical law of the inevitable demise of capitalism and the inevitable victory of communism. As Engels said: "This principle seems very simple, but a closer examination will immediately reveal that the initial conclusion of this principle gives all idealism, even the most hidden idealism." He also said that "this fact is not only for Theory and practice are the most revolutionary conclusions."

----A speech at the fifth collective study session of the 19th Politburo on April 23, 2018

"Marx is first of all a revolutionary"

Engels said, "Marx is first of all a revolutionist" and "struggle is the essential element of his life. Few people struggle with enthusiasm, perseverance and fruitfulness like him."

—— Speech at the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Marx’s birth on May 4, 2018

"What they get will be the whole world"

Marx and Engels firmly believed that the future society "will be such a union, where the free development of everyone is the condition for the free development of all people." "What the proletarians lose in this revolution is only the chains. What they gain will be the whole world."

—— Speech at the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Marx’s birth on May 4, 2018

"The more history becomes world history"

Marx and Engels said: "The primitive closed state of various nations is eliminated due to increasingly perfect production methods, communication, and the division of labor between different nations naturally formed due to communication, the more history becomes world history." Marx The prediction of Engels back then has now become a reality. History and reality have increasingly proved the scientific value of this prediction.

—— Speech at the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Marx’s birth on May 4, 2018

"Marx's entire worldview is not a doctrine, but a method"

There must be a scientific attitude towards scientific theories. Engels profoundly pointed out: "Marx's entire worldview is not a doctrine, but a method. What it provides is not a ready-made dogma, but a starting point for further research and a method for such research." Engels also pointed out that our theory "is one The product of this kind of history, it has completely different forms in different eras, and at the same time has completely different contents."

—— Speech at the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Marx’s birth on May 4, 2018

"Further develop our materialist arguments"

Engels said: "As long as we further develop our materialist thesis and apply it to the present age, a powerful and most powerful revolutionary vision of all ages will be immediately revealed to us." On the way forward, we must continue. Hold high the great banner of Marxism and let the bright prospects of human society envisioned by Marx and Engels continue to be vividly displayed on the land of China!

—— Speech at the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Marx’s birth on May 4, 2018

"They can't even dream of it"

Engels wrote in the Dialectics of Nature: The residents of Mesopotamia, Greece, Asia Minor and other places destroyed forests in order to obtain cultivated land, but they never dreamed that these places have become barren land today. Because they lost the forest in these places, they lost the water accumulation center and storage. The Italians in the Alps, when they cut down and exhausted the fir forests on the northern slope of the mountain, they did not expect that they would destroy the foundation of the mountain animal husbandry in the region. ; They did not expect that by doing so, the mountain springs were dried up for most of the year, and at the same time, more ferocious floods poured onto the plains during the rainy season.

—— Speech at the National Ecological Environment Protection Conference on May 18, 2018

"The ultimate cause of all social changes and political changes"

There is no end to practice and development, and no end to emancipating the mind. Engels said: “The ultimate cause of all social changes and political changes should not be found in people’s minds, in people’s growing knowledge of eternal truth and justice, but in changes in the mode of production and exchange. To find".

—— Speech at the celebration of the 40th anniversary of reform and opening up on December 18, 2018

"An independent movement for the benefit of the vast majority of people"

Marx and Engels solemnly declared in the "Communist Manifesto": "All past movements were for the minority, or for the interests of the minority. The movement of the proletariat was for the overwhelming majority and for the benefit of the overwhelming majority. Independent movement."

—— Speech at the 15th collective study session of the 19th Central Political Bureau on June 24, 2019

"What is democracy?"

Marx and Engels once said: "What is democracy? It must have a certain meaning, otherwise it cannot exist. Therefore, the whole problem is to determine the true meaning of democracy." The forms of realizing democratic politics are rich and colorful, and cannot be rigidly fixed. Pattern. Practice has fully proved that Chinese-style democracy is feasible and effective in China.

—— Speech at the Working Conference of the Central Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference on September 20, 2019

"All theories come from the study of political economy"

Engels said that "all theories of proletarian parties come from the study of political economy." Lenin regarded political economy as the "most profound, most comprehensive, and detailed proof and application" of Marxist theory. We must use the methodology of Marxist political economy to deepen our understanding of the laws of my country's economic development and improve our ability and level of leadership in my country's economic development.

—— Speech at the Forum of Experts in Economic and Social Fields on August 24, 2020

"This need will push science forward more than ten universities."

I have said many times that the choice of research direction should be demand-oriented, starting from the urgent and long-term needs of the country, and truly solving practical problems. Engels said: "Once society has a technical need, this need will push science forward better than ten universities."

—— Speech at the Symposium of Scientists on September 11, 2020

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We are living in a prosperous new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and the "unfinished business" of Marx and Engels has shown unprecedented bright prospects on the land of China.

Let us learn from the great Engels valuable spiritual nourishment and spiritual motivation to move on in a new era of ideological guidance of Xi Jinping socialism with Chinese characteristics, forge ahead in building a modern socialist country a new journey for the realization of the second century of struggle goal, to achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese dream and temper struggle!