——Quoted in "Speech at the Summary Meeting of the Party's Mass Line Education and Practice Activities" and other articles

■Interpretation

Comrade Xi Jinping quoted this sentence of the contrast between chaos and rule to show that strict discipline is the premise of strict governance of the party; If discipline is not strict, there is no way to talk about strictly administering the party. In the course of the mass line education and practice activities, Comrade Xi Jinping has repeatedly emphasized "strict party discipline" as a powerful starting point for changing work style and fighting corruption. Judging from the admonition of "those who are selfish and chaotic", strict discipline requires the most upheld public heart and the most fearful selfishness. If we turn a deaf ear to the discipline regulations, have no scruples about engaging in the "four winds," take chances in engaging in corruption, and even substitute words for the law, use power to suppress the law, and bend the law for personal gain, then how can the authority and credibility of political discipline remain?

Comrade Xi Jinping has always stressed the need to properly handle the relationship between public and private. In the face of party discipline and state law, party members and cadres should have less selfish desires and more honesty and openness. Only by insisting on equality in the face of discipline, insisting that there are no special party members in the direction of discipline, and refusing to talk about the style of intercession, the relationship network, and the chain of interests, can the party's discipline be truly strict, internalized into moral self-discipline, and externalized into behavioral consciousness, and finally achieve the realm of good governance of "the rule of the law".

■Original text

Therefore, the "Benyan" says: "Therefore, the ruler is also the law; So the troublemakers, the private also. If the law is established, it will not be a private matter. Therefore, it is said: those who are private are chaotic, and those who are governed by law. If there is no way, the wise man has private words, and the sage has private intentions. There are private favors and selfish desires, and the holy wisdom is crowded, making words and words, and taking illegal measures to the top. The upper part is not stopped, and thus respected it, which is to teach the subordinates not to listen to the upper and not to obey the law. It is to live with the fame of the sage, and the traitor is rich by reward. The sage is famous and lived, and the traitor is rich by reward, which is more than enough.

- (Warring States) Han Feizi "Han Feizi Trickster"

■Definition

"Those who are selfish are chaotic, and those who are righteous are governed." The two "Dao" in this sentence are the same as "guide (guide)", which means to guide and follow. That is to say, if the country is governed by private ways, the country will be in turmoil; If the country is governed according to the law, the country will be stable. Therefore, the "Present Words" says: "The stability of the country depends on the law, and the root of the chaos of the country lies in private interests." If the law is established, no one will be able to do anything for personal gain. ”

"Xunzi Jundao" said: "The law, the end of the rule." "The law is the beginning of good governance of a country. Regarding the relationship between the legal system and the rise and fall of chaos, "Guanzi Ming Fa Jie" has a similar expression: "The law will govern the country, and the private will will lead to national chaos." The Eastern Han Dynasty Wang Fu's "Treatise on the Hidden Husband: Pardon" also said: "The country is impermanent, and there is no permanent chaos, the law is the rule of the country, and the law is relaxed, and the country is in chaos." In this regard, "Han Feizi Youdu" has a further argument: "Therefore, in today's time, those who can go to private music and follow the public law will be safe and the country will be governed; Those who can go to private practice and practice public law will be strong in soldiers and weak in the enemy. ”