Combining Virtue With Law:Modernization Of China's Idea Of Governing The Country

Rule of Virtue and Rule of Law are important propositions in state governance.The traditional rule by virtue and the rule by law are based on the small-scale peasant economy and the patriarchal society,what maintain are the legitimacy of the monarchy and the feudal dynasty.Among them,external Confucianism and internal law are the internal guiding ideology of traditional ruling country,and the combination of etiquette and law is the embodiment of this idea in practice.The traditional thought of rule by virtue and rule by law must face the transformation of modernity when facing the theme of"modernized China".The establishment of the principle of people's sovereignty,the leadership of the Communist Party,the guiding ideology of Marxism,and the socialist road all have a profound impact on the thought of rule of virtue and rule of law.The Communist Party of China has summarized the practical experience of democratic politics since the reform and opening up,and put forward the strategy of"administering the country of law and of virtue".Rule of virtue and rule of law are like two wheels of a car and wings of a bird.The system and practice of the People's Congress,Party building,governing the country according to the constitution,and legalization of democratic politics can deeply reflect the idea of governing the country by combining rule of virtue with rule of law.The overall structure and main contents of this paper are as follows:Firstly,this paper defines the connotation of rule of virtue and rule of law.The traditional"virtue"is the highest standard of the legitimacy of political rule.The process of political rule lies in the process of moral education.Its essence is to establish a close relationship between politics and morality,that is.political moralization and moral politicization.The foothold of the ideological connotation of"the rule of virtue"lies in strengthening ideological and moral construction,and Socialist Moral Governance centering on the value of the people's main body.The traditional rule of law in China is to maintain the stability and unity of the state power and is based on the autocratic monarchy.The western concept of rule of law is based on liberalism.emphasizing the protection and protection of individual rights and freedoms.The rule of law in modern China is under the background of "characteristic theory"and"socialism"in China.There are essential differences among the three forms of rule of law.but the unified use of"rule of law"is for better comparison.Secondly,this paper mainly traces back to the history of the traditional thought of rule by virtue and rule by law.In the early Han Dynasty,in order to strengthen the centralization of power and advocate the guiding ideology of"external Confucianism and internal law",it was inherited by the later dynasties.In political practice and operation,the combination of"courtesy"and"law"has effectively promoted the consolidation of state governance and power.Thirdly,this paper mainly elaborates the historical turning point of the thought of rule by virtue and rule by law.The establishment of the principle of people's sovereignty in China,the Communist Party leading the people to establish a new China,the adherence to the guiding ideology of Marxism,and the adherence to the socialist road have profouindly influenced the modernity transformation of the thought of rule of virtue and rule of law.Fourthly,this paper mainly elaborates the modernity transformation of the thought of rule by virtue and rule by law.The traditional autocratic political idea of rule of virtue has changed to the modern people-centered concept of rule of virtue.while the modern Chinese concept of rule of law adheres to the principle of supremacy of law and equality of rights."Ruling the country of law and of virtue"is the fundamental foothold of the transformation of the concept of governing the country.Fifthly,this paper elaborates the value embodiment of the idea of ruling the country of virtue and law at the level of system and practice.The system of the People's Congress is inherently unified with the rule of law and adheres to the unity of the value of the people as the main body and the value of the people as the center of the rule of virtue.In the process of Party building,we also continue to adhere to the rule of law in political operation and the construction of Party style and rules.Ruling the country according to the Constitution and legalization of democratic politics also profoundly reflect the value concept of both morality and law.