据金凤《记李立三同志的一次谈话》(《百年潮》2000年11期)记载,1949年10月30日,李立三就提出:“知识分子是工人阶级一部分”。《百年潮》2001年11期载孙政清的文章进一步指出,早在1949年10月11日,刘少奇就提出:“劳心劳力者都是工人阶级。”其实,最早提出知识分子的工人阶级属性的是周恩来。新中国成立前夕,1949年7月6日,周恩来在中华全国文艺工作者代表大会上的政治报告中就指出:“文艺工作者是精神劳动者,广义地说来也是工人阶级的一员。”精神劳动者的范围相当广泛,包括文艺工作者、教育工作者、宣传工作者等等。周恩来当时就认为,这些从事精神劳动的知识分子从广义上讲都是工人阶级的一部分。7月23日,在全国工会工作 According to Jin Feng’s “Remarks on Comrade Li Lilian’s Talks” (“Hundred Tide” 2000-11), on October 30, 1949, Li Lisan proposed: “Intellectuals are part of the working class.” The article entitled “Centennial Tide” 2001-11 contains a further account of Sun Zhengqing’s article. As early as October 11, 1949, Liu Shaoqi proposed: “All laborers and laborers are working classists.” Actually, the earliest character of the working class of intellectuals was Zhou Enlai. On the eve of the founding of New China, on July 6, 1949, Zhou Enlai pointed out in his political report at the All-China Literary and Art Workers’ Congress: “Literary workers are spiritual workers and, broadly, also members of the working class.” The range of mental workers is quite wide, including literary workers, educators, advocacy workers and more. At that time, Zhou Enlai thought that these intellectuals engaged in spiritual work were broadly speaking part of the working class. July 23, work in the national trade unions