毛泽东民主集中制的共和要义探究

A Study on the Republican Essence of Mao Zedong's Democratic Centralism

"民主与集中的统一"是毛泽东民主集中制的实质,然而它的运用又可能生成不同的形态,而民主集中制的正宗形态只有一种。具体而言,如果只顾民主而无集中,不可避免导致极端民主制;如果只顾集中而无民主,不可避免导致极端专制。这两个极端都是专制,正好与共和相对立;民主集中制处于两个极端之间,自在地具有共和要义。继承和发扬毛泽东民主集中制思想,就是要批判和反对极端专制与极端民主,敬重和守护民主集中制的共和要义。

The unification of democracy and the collective is the essence of Mao Zedong＇s democratic centralism. Although the democratic centralism may create different forms in its application,only one is authoritative and genuine. In details, if attention is paid to democracy but not centralization, the extreme democracy will inevitably appear, if attention is paid to centralization but not democracy, the extreme despotism will inevitably appear. Both the two extreme is autocracy and is just opposite to republic. With the republican essence in itself, democratic centralism is the middle of the two extreme. Therefore, it is necessary for continuing and developing the thought of Mao Zedong＇s democratic centralism to criticize and oppose extreme despotism and democracy and to revere and defend the republican essence of democratic centralism.