论依法治国的道德基础

The Moral Foundation of Managing State Affairs according to Law

依法治国的本质内涵在其价值层面。中国近代法律中蕴涵的道德是圣贤道德，与大众道德脱节，既造成了法律的虚设，又造成了道德的虚伪。法治道德需要大众化和非圣贤化。依法治国的道德基础，应以人民的道德即大众道德为基础。

The essential connotation of Managing state affairs according to law lies in the layer of its value. What was contained in China′s modern laws is the morality of sages and men of virtue, cutting itself off from that of the masses, which results in laws′mere formalities and morality′s hypocrisy. Legalized morality needs a feature popular among ordinary people rather than the nature characteristic of sages and men of virtue. The morality of managing state affairs should be founded on ordinary people′s morality.