1, British thinker Locke said: an individual can do anything unless prohibited by law; The government can't do anything unless the law allows it. The rule of law gives citizens the greatest freedom and gives the government the smallest power possible. The essence of a society ruled by law lies in that citizens' rights must be guaranteed and the power of the government must be restricted. It is not a society ruled by law that deviates from this point.

2. From 65438 to 0954, the first constitution of People's Republic of China (PRC) was adopted at the First National People's Congress, and we embarked on the road of exploring and practicing the rule of law. 1978 At the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, the CPC Central Committee put forward the goal of "improving socialist democracy and strengthening the socialist legal system"; 1999, "ruling the country according to law and building a socialist country ruled by law" was formally written into the constitution; 20 12 The Party's report clearly points out that it is necessary to "comprehensively promote the rule of law".

3. In 1960s, our understanding of the rule of law has undergone profound changes, as evidenced by the transition from "legal system" to "rule of law". This change of ruling idea emphasizes that "reform should be carried out within the framework of law" and "power should be locked in the cage of system", and through the improvement of law, the reform can be guided to advance scientifically and orderly.

There is still a long way to go to "rule the country according to law", our legal system needs to be improved, our legal supervision mechanism and procedures need to be improved, and the government's ability to govern according to law needs to be improved. At the just-concluded 60th anniversary meeting of the National People's Congress, it was emphasized that the rule of law must be regarded as the basic strategy of the party and the people, and the rule of law as the basic way of governing the country, so as to continuously promote the construction of China ruled by law. The upcoming Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee will study the major issues of comprehensively promoting the rule of law, which will surely become another important milestone in our journey of comprehensively promoting the rule of law.

5. In China, a big country with a population of 654.38+0.3 billion, the rule of law is the most fundamental way to achieve political clarity, social fairness, public stability and long-term stability. The longer and deeper the rule of law is advanced, the better the effect will be. Political and legal organs are the law enforcement and judicial forces under the leadership of the Party, exercising state power and serving the people, and playing a particularly important role in the process of building a country ruled by law, a government ruled by law and a society ruled by law.