国民精神重塑的百年追思

中国最早于１９世纪末提出国民精神重塑的问题。五四新文化运动虽然抓住提高国民素质的两大关键性问题──科学与民主，然而由于其新思想是“舶来品”，与民众的思想观念存在着严重的脱节，难以产生广泛的社会效果。在紧张的政治斗争中，又对农民身上的封建文化因素作某些体让。所以，中国民众始终未受现代性的陶冶与训练。今天，我们要站在时代的高度，进行科学与民主的普及与提升的工作。当前，重点是培育国民的科学精神；不但要把民主作为社会制度来实现，而且要作为培育人的独立性人格的价值目标来实现。同时要认识中国民主化进程的特殊性、长期性。

Centennial Reminiscence:Remoulding National Spirits

The problem of remoulding national spirits wao raised in China as catly as in the end of the 19th century. The new cultural movement - the May 4th Movement, although grasping the two essentials, science and democracy, for improving national quality, did not result in widespread social effect, for it was devorced from the masses' ideas. In the intense political struggle, the Chinese people had not enjoy nor had they been trained by medernity. Today, at this special time we must make concerted efferts to popularize the idea of science and democray in order to improve the national quatity.