鉴古喻今:毛泽东思想的一个重要内容

Use the Past to Disparage the Present——An Important Part of Mao Zedong Thought

毛泽东同志不仅是一位伟大的马克思主义者,而且还是一位伟大的历史学家。他的丰富而精湛的史学思想是一笔永垂史坛的宝贵精神财富。他娴习史籍,鉴古喻今,古为今用,在《毛泽东选集》1-5卷中,引用了大量的历史典故、古语、史鉴等,运用之对指导中国革命和建设事业起了重要作用。鉴古喻今是毛泽东思想理论中的一个极为重要的组成部分。

Comrade Mao Zedong was a great historian as well as a great Marxist. His history thought is valuable. He was good at history; used the past to disparage the present. In the five volumes of Selected Works of Mao Zedong, a number of allusions, idioms, old sayings and historical experience are used. They have played important roles in directing Chinese revolution and construction. To use the past to disparage the present is a very important part of Mao Zedong Thought.