Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-05-10

Military Cultivation | "One Who Is Skilled at Prohibition First Prohibits Himself, Then Others"

军人修养丨“善禁者，先禁其身而后人”

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古人云：“盖天下之事，不难于立法，而难于法之必行。”这句话的意思是治理国家，制定法令不难，难在贯彻执行。如何让民众自觉遵守法规律令？东汉思想家荀悦在《申鉴·政体》中提出“善禁者，先禁其身而后人；不善禁者，先禁人而后身”，意思是说，善于运用禁令治理社会的人，会首先自我约束然后再去引导和规范他人；不善于治理社会的人，则先要求别人遵守禁令，自己却置身事外。习主席曾引用这一古语，告诫各级领导干部在抓工作作风问题时，“要以身作则、率先垂范，说到的就要做到，承诺的就要兑现”。 “先禁其身而后人”所蕴含的是为政者率先垂范、正己化人的政治伦理，是中国传统政治文化的重要内容，几千年来得到广泛认同和推崇。纵览古籍，《论语》提倡“政者，正也”“其身正，不令而行”等执政理念，强调为政者只有自身行为端正，才能使政令自觉为百姓所遵从；《盐铁论》提出“欲影正者端其表，欲下廉者先之身”，意在告诫各级官员，要使下级清正廉洁，自己首先要保持清廉；《后汉书》中“以身教者从，以言教者讼”的身教重于言教的思想、《御制人臣儆心录》中“大臣不廉，无以率下，则小臣必污；小臣不廉，无以治民，则风俗必坏”的治理逻辑等，都从不同角度阐述了古人严人先严己、治人先治己的为政之道。春秋时期，齐国名相晏婴平日吃糙米饭、穿粗布衣、坐简陋车，屡次谢绝齐景公的各种馈赠。齐景公不悦，晏婴解释说：“平时我反对奢侈浪费，要求官员们节俭，以减轻百姓负担。我若乘坐好车好马，官员们便会上行下效，奢靡之风就难以禁止了。”晏婴的见解，与北宋官员赵抃不谋而合。赵抃曾提出“三廉”的施政理念：廉于自身，从自己做起；廉于职务，不能利用手中的权力谋私利；廉于社会，提倡节俭，反对奢靡。事实证明，为政者如果自身清正廉洁、严于律己，便有底气要求部属遵纪守法、依法依规办事；反之，如果自身不正、带头违规违纪，不仅会降低自身形象和威信，更会传导错误价值观念，导致部属效尤，带坏一批人、污染一方政治生态。以上率下、严于律己，同样是我们党对各级党员干部一以贯之的要求。党章强调，党的各级领导干部要“讲党性、重品行、作表率”；《关于新形势下党内政治生活的若干准则》指出，“高级干部特别是中央领导层组成人员必须以身作则，模范遵守党章党规”；《中国共产党廉洁自律准则》从“廉洁从政、廉洁用权、廉洁修身、廉洁齐家”四个方面，对党员领导干部提出更高要求，等等。纵观我们党百余年的历程，许多优秀党员干部以身作则、率先垂范，用自己的良好形象和表率作用引领人教育人激励人。20世纪60年代，毛泽东同志的生活管理员委托外交部购买了两打烟，并想从招待费中报销这笔开支。毛泽东得知后严肃批评：“中国不缺我毛泽东一个人吃的花的。可是，我要是生活上不检点，随随便便吃了拿了，那些部长们、省长们、市长们、县长们都可以吃了拿了。那这个国家还怎么治理呢？”率先垂范是最有效的动员令。党员干部要求别人做到的，自己先要做到，要求别人不做的，自己坚决不做，就能产生良好的示范引领作用，释放出强大正能量。新征程上，各级党员领导干部既是干事创业的领头雁，也是遵规守纪的排头兵。越是职位高、权力大，越应心存敬畏、手握戒尺，在公与私、义与利、贪与廉等考验面前，以“先禁其身而后人”的思想自觉和行动自觉，始终坚守正道、弘扬正气，如此才能引领带动官兵，让新风正气在部队更加充盈。

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A PLA political education article published under the 'Military Cultivation' column invokes classical Chinese governance texts and Xi Jinping's citations of them to instruct officer-cadres that disciplinary authority requires personal compliance first, framing self-restraint as a prerequisite for commanding subordinates. The piece is a routine ideological cultivation product consistent with the PLA's ongoing campaign to reinforce Party discipline and anti-corruption norms within the force, and contains no new doctrinal, operational, or organizational information.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "军人修养丨“善禁者，先禁其身而后人”." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-05-10. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16459684.html.

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