On Exercising All-Round Dictatorship Over the Bourgeoisie is widely regarded as Zhang Chunqiao’s most significant work. It offers a rigorous and incisive analysis of the necessity of carrying the revolution through to its conclusion and of exercising comprehensive dictatorship over the bourgeoisie.

“Why did Lenin speak of exercising dictatorship over the bourgeoisie? It is essential to get this question clear. Lack of clarity on this question will lead to revisionism. This should be made known to the whole nation.”