略论“依法治国”与“以德治国”

Administering the Country According to Law" and "Administering the Country With Morality

“依法治国”和“以德治国”是相辅相成 ,相互促进的。要注意区分只有代表进步生产力的法律和道德才能作为“依法治国”和“以德治国”的依据 ;防止以德代法或以法代德 ;当法律与道德发生冲突时 ,要以法律为主。要进一步完善和建设社会主义法律体系和道德体系 ,创造良好的法治和德治环境 ,加强对公民的法制教育和道德教育。

The two methods of 'administering the country according to law' and 'administering the country with morality' not only supplement and complete each other, but also promote each other. It is necessary to know that only the laws and the morality that represent advanced productive forces can be used as bases of these two methods for administering the country. We should prevent the mistake of using morality instead of laws or using laws instead of morality. When conflict occurs between law and morality, we should stick to law. It is necessary to further perfect and build up socialist legal system and socialist moral system, and to create a good environment for administering the country according to law and with morality. It is imperative to administer the Party and the political work strictly, and to intensify the legal education and moral education of citizens.