关于私有制和剥削的若干思考——兼论阶级存在的历史长期性

私有制、剥削和阶级是密切相关的社会历史现象。只要存在生产资料私有制,就会存在用生产资料私有权占有他人劳动即剥削的现象,从而社会也就必然要划分为阶级。私有制和剥削在今后一个相当长的历史时期内能够适应、刺激甚至促进生产力的发展,这就是私有制和剥削具有一定的现实合理性,从而阶级能够长期存在的历史缘由。

Consideration of Private Ownership and Exploitation

Private ownership, exploitation and class are closely-connected historical phenomena. If there exists private aonership of production mater ials, there must exist exploitation, which is the unpaid possession of other people＇s labor by taking advantage of private ownership of production （materials,） and the societyis destined to be divided into classes as long as private ownership exists. Private ownership and exploitation can adapt, stimulate and promote the development of production, which is the reason why they have some actual rationality, and thus class can exist for a long time.