The proletariat must similarly distinguish among the literary and art works of past ages and determine its attitude towards them only after examining their attitude to the people and whether or not they had any progressive significance historically.

• 无产阶级对于过去时代的文学艺术作品，也必须首先检查它们对待人民的态度如何，在历史上有无进步意义，而分别采取不同态度。