From Vision To Reality

The paper, which goes deep into Thomas Paine's political democratic thought such as source, evolution, practice and so on ,discloses the fundamental content of his democratic ideas systematically through research of the version. The marrow of Thomas Paine's political democratic thought are sticking to democratic ideal, exploring the concrete road which is from the ideal to reality and practical wisdom which can change ideal into reality according to present conditions. The ideal world of political democracy can become the real world only through democratic system, democratic spirits and democratic practice.Democracy as one kind of equal and free right social ideal has been guiding human being's progress. But, on the one hand, the democratic ideal is an open one system; on the other hand, the democratic ideal must change the reality according to the stipulation of concrete space-time. The fundamental particularity of practical wisdom of democratic politics is the empiricism (which is) in pursuing idealism.