“First of all, to consolidate the political power. Second, to broaden that
political power, the people’s power.... To consolidate power it is necessary
to organize the mobilization of the people, not only for elections, but
mobilize it daily because class conflict occurs every day, at all hours, every
minute. And we have to be aware of this. A disciplined, organized, and
conscious people, together with the clear loyalty of the armed forces and
the police force, is the best defense for the Popular Government and the
future of the country. To strengthen, broaden and consolidate people’s power
means winning the battle of production.”
May 1, 1971
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Salvador Allende Gossens, “Address to International Workers
Day Rally,” in Salvador Allende Reader: Chile’s Voice of Democracy (New
York: Ocean Press, 2000), 78.