中国目前最令人触目惊心和憎恶的社会现象,恐怕莫过于腐败。腐败行为可以从不同角度和方面加以界定,但就其实质而言,我以为,腐败就是权力质变,即公共权力私有化,搞权钱交易,在社会生活的各方面以权谋私。因而在遏制腐败的多种途径、手段和措施中,最重要的就是制约权力。当然,制约权力的根据和目的,决非仅仅在于腐败的生成和遏制腐败;但是,现存的腐败行为和腐败现象,已把制约权力不容迟缓地提到中国人的面前。如果不是 The most shocking and disgusting social phenomenon in China is probably none other than corruption. Corrupt practices can be defined from different perspectives and aspects. However, in essence, I think that corruption is a qualitative change in power, that is, the privatization of public power, the exploitation of power and money, and the abuse of power in all aspects of social life. Therefore, the most important of the many ways, means and measures to curb corruption is to restrict power. Of course, the basis and purpose of restricting power are no more than the generation of corruption and the suppression of corruption; however, the existing corrupt practices and corruption have brought the power of restraint to the Chinese people without delay. if not