修旧法,择其善者而业用之——论管仲的政治改革思想

Following Established Laws One Should Select the Best——On Guanzhong's Political and Ideological Innovation

“修旧法,择其善者而业用之”是管仲社会改革的基本原则,它的提出有其特殊的社会背景。“修旧法”的核心内容是“尊王”,而“择其善者而业用之”的目的则是“图霸”。管仲在旧制度中寻求突破,而他成功的改革则成为了春秋战国时期的社会变革的滥觞。

＂Following established laws one should select the best＂ is Guanzhong＇s basic principle of social reform which was brought up on a particular social background. Following established laws means respecting the king, and the purpose of selecting the best is to hatch supremacy. Guanzhong wanted to break the old system, and his successful reform helped bring about later social reform in Spring and Autumn Period.