“以德治国”是江泽民同志在新世纪之初提出的重要治国方略。“以德治国”思想是对传统的“修身、齐家、治国、平天下”理念的继承和创新，它既植根于中国传统道德沃土之中，又完全不同于古代的“德治”；它以“三个代表”为指导，其本质是“以德治人”，其途径是通过加强干部 “Governing the Country by Virtue” is an important strategy for running the country put forward by Comrade Jiang Zemin at the beginning of this new century. The idea of ​​“governing the country with morals” is the inheritance and innovation of the traditional concept of “cultivating oneself, all the family, governing the country and everything else in the world”. It is rooted in the fertile soil of Chinese traditional morals and totally different from the “rule of virtue” in ancient times. Guided by the “three represents,” its essence is “governing people by virtue,” and its approach is through strengthening cadres