习近平谈治国理政——为实现中国梦凝聚有力道德支撑

（2013年9月26日）

道德模范是社会道德建设的重要旗帜，要深入开展学习宣传道德模范活动，弘扬真善美，传播正能量，激励人民群众崇德向善、见贤思齐，鼓励全社会积善成德、明德惟馨，为实现中华民族伟大复兴的中国梦凝聚起强大的精神力量和有力的道德支撑。

精神的力量是无穷的，道德的力量也是无穷的。中华文明源远流长，蕴育了中华民族的宝贵精神品格，培育了中国人民的崇高价值追求。自强不息、厚德载物的思想，支撑着中华民族生生不息、薪火相传，今天依然是我们推进改革开放和社会主义现代化建设的强大精神力量。

长期以来，各地区各部门按照中央要求，不断推进公民道德建设，弘扬中华传统美德，培育时代新风，中华大地涌现出一大批道德模范、最美人物。全国道德模范就是其中的优秀代表。你们或充满爱心、助人为乐，或见义勇为、舍生忘死，或诚实守信、坚守正道，或敬业奉献、虔诚勤勉，或孝老爱亲、血脉情深。你们的高尚品德，温暖了人心，感动了中国，为全社会树立了榜样。

伟大时代呼唤伟大精神，崇高事业需要榜样引领。当前，全国各族人民正在为实现中华民族伟大复兴的中国梦而奋斗。我们要按照党的十八大提出的培育和践行社会主义核心价值观的要求，高度重视和切实加强道德建设，推进社会公德、职业道德、家庭美德、个人品德教育，倡导爱国、敬业、诚信、友善等基本道德规范，培育知荣辱、讲正气、作奉献、促和谐的良好风尚。

我向大家介绍全国道德模范龚全珍同志，她是老将军甘祖昌同志的夫人。甘祖昌同志是江西老红军、新中国的开国将军，但他坚持回农村当农民，龚全珍同志也随甘祖昌同志一起回到农村艰苦奋斗。半个多世纪过去了，龚全珍同志始终保持艰苦奋斗精神，并当选了全国道德模范，出席我们今天的会议，我感到很欣慰。我向龚全珍同志致以崇高的敬意。我们要把艰苦奋斗精神一代一代传承下去。

Strong Ethical Support for the Realization of the Chinese Dream

Setember 26, 2013

Paragons of morality are important banners for building public ethics. We need to carry out campaigns to publicize such paragons of morality and let people learn from them, foster the true, the good and the beautiful, and spread positive energy. We should inspire the people to esteem virtue, perform good deeds and emulate virtuous people. Moreover, we should encourage the whole of society to cultivate morality by practicing virtue and to exert a positive influence through ethical behavior. In this way, we will marshal strong spiritual and ethical support for realizing the Chinese Dream of national renewal.

Inner strength is infinite, as is moral strength. Chinese civilization has a long history stretching back to antiquity; it gave birth to the precious character of the Chinese nation and cultivated the Chinese people’s pursuit of noble values. The pursuit of constant self-improvement and embracing the world through virtue have been the stimuli behind the Chinese nation’s ceaseless self-regeneration, and today this pursuit is still a powerful motivation for us to carry out reform and opening up, and for socialist modernization.

To meet the requirements of the central authorities, local governments and departments have long worked hard to promote public morality, advocated traditional Chinese virtues and fostered the new trends of the times. Consequently, ethical models have emerged in large numbers. National ethical models are outstanding representatives of these people. Some of you have hearts of gold and are always ready to help others; some act bravely for a just cause without considering personal safety; some are honest and trustworthy, and keep to the right way; some work diligently at their posts dedicating their lives to serving the public; and some treat the elderly and their relatives with filial respect. With noble characters, you have warmed and touched the hearts of our people, and have set good  examples for the whole of society.

A great era calls for a great spirit, and a worthy cause demands role models to take the lead. Now the people of China are working hard for the Chinese Dream. In line with the requirement to cultivate and practice the core socialist values raised at the Party’s 18th National Congress, we should pay close attention to advocating socialist morals, intensify education in public morality, professional ethics, family virtues and individual integrity, promote basic moral standards such as patriotism, dedication to work, integrity and friendliness, and cultivate social trends of recognizing honor and disgrace, practicing integrity, encouraging dedication and promoting harmony.

Now I’d like to introduce Gong Quanzhen, a national ethical mode一She is the widow of General Gan Zuchang, a veteran Red Army officer from Jiangxi Province and a founding general of the People’s Republic. In 1957 Gan voluntarily resigned his post to be a farmer, and Gong Quanzhen returned with him to the countryside in Jiangxi. Half a century later, Gong still maintains the spirit of hard work and plain living. For this, she was elected a national ethical model, and is present at this meeting. I feel gratified and want to express my greatest respects to her. We must carry forward the spirit of hard work and plain living generation after generation.