依法治国,建立法治社会一直是人们期盼的理想的社会状态。然而,依法治国就如同一个刚出生的婴儿一样有着一个慢慢成长的过程。在当代中国法治建设才刚刚起步,似乎离这个“婴儿”长大成人还需要一个漫长的路程。中国已经有了日趋完善的法律体系和日益健全的法律制度,缺乏的却是与之相配的全民法律意识。 Governing the country according to law and establishing a society ruled by law have always been the ideal social conditions that people expect. However, ruling the country by law is like a newly born infant and has a slowly growing process. In contemporary China, the construction of the rule of law has just started. It seems that it takes a long way to grow up from this “baby.” China has an increasingly perfect legal system and an increasingly sound legal system. What is lacking is a nationwide legal awareness that is compatible with it.