Mao declared his theory that neither of speaking for the rich nor the poor is at fault, the real wrongdoing is telling lies for ingratiating himself with the rich or poor.

• “为富人说话或为穷人说话都没有错，错在为了讨好富人或讨好穷人说假话”，茅于轼再次重申自己“既为富人说话，也为穷人办事”的宗旨。