The young are not our inferiors. Old people have more experience, which of course is a strong point, but on the other hand their physical powers are declining, their eyesight and hearing are not so sharp as before and their limbs not so agile as those of the young. This is a law of nature. This is nothing new but something of long standing and has always been a tenet of Marxism. This is to proceed from reality.
Young people are different from adults and so are young women from young men.
Disregard these characteristics and you will alienate yourselves from the masses. This may not satisfy some of the advanced elements, for they want the League organization to make stricter demands on the entire membership. This is not really proper, you must try to convince them. Don't put into the League constitution what is impossible to carry out or what is possible for only one million members, not for the other eight million. There must be flexibility in applying principles.