"If you want to rule others, you must first rule yourself." "Supervisors must accept supervision themselves, those who enforce discipline must strictly abide by discipline, and those who fight corruption must be honest and not corrupt. Discipline inspection and supervision organs should take the initiative to respond to the new situation and new challenges in the anti-corruption struggle, deepen their understanding of the laws governing the party and the anti-corruption struggle, constantly improve their work ability and level, take the initiative to accept supervision within the party and all aspects of society, and resolutely prevent "darkness under the lights" in the spirit of self-revolution. Discipline inspection and supervision cadres must be loyal, firm, selfless and fearless, always uphold themselves in party spirit, enforce discipline impartially, use power prudently, dare to be good at struggle, and truly reassure the party Central Committee and satisfy the masses.
-- "Improving the Ability and Level of Promoting the "Three Non-Corruptions" in an Integrated Manner, and Comprehensively Winning the Protracted War against Corruption ("On the Party's Self-Revolution")
"If you want to govern others, you must first govern yourself" comes from Cheng Yi's "Sutra Sayings: Analects of the Analects" in the Northern Song Dynasty: "Therefore, the rule of a gentleman is only to treat people who are not as good as others." If you want to govern others, you must first govern yourself, so you will be loyal and self-governing. This means that in order to manage others, you must first manage yourself well, so you must discipline yourself with loyalty and forgiveness. Governing others before governing oneself and upright others before oneself is an important part of the mainland's traditional political culture. The sages believed that in order to cultivate oneself for the sake of the political nobles, one must rely on one's own conduct to convince others, and one must start from oneself in order to set an example in all directions. Confucius regarded "self-righteousness" as an important aspect of being a politician and an important basic quality of a politician. Ji Kangzi asked about politics, and Confucius replied: "Politicians, Zhengye." Zi Shuai is upright, who dares to be upright?" Zi Lu asked the government, and Confucius replied: "First, work hard." Confucius also pointed out that "if his body is upright, he will not act on orders, and if his body is not upright, he will not obey orders", and held that "if he is upright, what is there to be in politics? The practical path of cultivating Qi and Zhiping in the Confucian ideal contains the requirement of righteous people before themselves. "I have not heard of those who are wrongful and upright", "Those who want to be upright are upright, and those who want to be honest are the first to be self-governing", "Those who govern others must first be self-governing, those who blame others must first blame themselves, and those who are adults must first become themselves"...... This principle has been valued by people of all ages and has become a widely respected political ethics. Zhang Yanghao, a famous minister of the Yuan Dynasty, became famous for his song "Hillside Sheep Tong Caring for the Ancients". But the real reason why he can become a generation of famous ministers is not only this. During his tenure as the imperial historian, Zhang Yanghao completed the "Fengxian Advice" and summarized the experience of supervising the imperial history. Ten topics were discussed, the first of which was "self-discipline". He wrote: "Chinese and foreign officials, do not be difficult or dangerous to the constitution." Since ancient times, supervision officials have been called "officials of wind and frost", and they have to bear the hardships of "wind and frost" when they bear the "responsibility of wind and frost". Zhang Yanghao believes that the "difficulty" of supervision officials lies in the fact that "those who are inclined to do so dare not be happy, those who are happy with others dare not be happy, and those who are private do not dare to be private." Everyone yearns for a comfortable and enjoyable life, and everyone has selfish thoughts. Those who are officials uphold the concept of the world for the public, and they should put an end to comfort and pleasure, selfishness and selfishness. Among all officials, supervision officials should have higher standards and stricter requirements. However, those who have officials should be strict with the officials, and those who have words and responsibilities should be strict with those who have officials." Therefore, the self-discipline of supervision officials should be "as strict as a virgin's room, and they must abide by the law of etiquette and law in every line, every stop, every word, and every silence." Only in this way can they safeguard their own prestige, be selfless, fearless, and loyal to their duties. Zhang Yanghao is a person who is consistent with his words and deeds, and he has been as good at nurturing Haoran as his name all his life. He eventually died on the front line of relief for the victims, and was known as "the whole festival". In ancient times, the supervision system played an important role in punishing corruption and improving the administration of officials, and many supervision officials like Zhang Yanghao had loyalty to the country and the people, an iron-faced and selfless character, and a clean and self-disciplined character. 1921, Shanghai, No. 76 Xingye Road, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, Nanhu Red Boat. With a light boat and turbulent storms, the Communist Party of China has embarked on a great voyage across the century. From April 27 to May 9, 1927, the Fifth National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in Wuhan. On the last day of the meeting, the Central Supervisory Commission, the first central discipline inspection body in the party's history, was elected. Wang Hebo, Yang Kuang'an, Xu Baihao, Zhang Zuochen, Cai Yichen, Liu Junshan, Zhou Zhensheng, Yang Peisen, Xiao Shiyue, and Ruan Xiaoxian, a group of young people with an average age of early 30s, were elected as members and alternate members of the Central Supervisory Commission. Four of the 10 comrades died that year, five more died or disappeared in the following years, only one comrade witnessed the birth of New China, and none of them betrayed the party. Looking back at the history of the party and the history of discipline inspection and supervision, generations of discipline inspection and supervision cadres have always been strict with themselves everywhere and have been exemplary in their lives. In particular, the revolutionaries of the older generation have laid down strict rules and glorious traditions for discipline inspection and supervision cadres. In 1927, Wang Hebo, chairman of the first Central Supervisory Commission, left his only last wish before his inauguration: "I ask the Party organization to strengthen revolutionary education for my children and teach them not to follow the opposite path of mine." The early leader of the Communist Party of China, who was praised as a "pillar of quality", returned the gifts of his co-workers, demolished the mansions provided by businessmen, and warned those around him to "be a communist party if you are greedy for pleasure". In 1934, Ruan Xiaoxian, who was director of the Auditing Committee of the Provisional Central Government of the Chinese Soviet Republic, personally promulgated the work discipline of "six prohibitions" for the auditors: It is forbidden to listen to biased people and believe in bias, it is forbidden to engage in deception, it is forbidden to omit inspections and make inaccurate statistics, it is forbidden to use favoritism for personal gain, it is forbidden to eat restaurants or eat public meals, it is forbidden to bring its own dry food when going out for examination, and it is forbidden to accept any articles from the persons under trial. Zhu De, the first secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection after the founding of New China, said that discipline inspection cadres "must be upright, abide by the law, and set an example," and "if you can't do these things yourself, people will not be convinced of you, and it will be very difficult for you to carry out your work." In 1978, Chen Yun, the first secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection after its restoration and reconstruction, set an iron rule of "no pick-up and no delivery" when he went out to inspect and recuperate: local leaders were not allowed to pick up and drop off at airports and stations, nor were they allowed to accompany them...... In different historical periods, the names and duties of discipline inspection and supervision organs are different, but loyalty to the party, adherence to principles, and strict self-discipline have always been the distinctive qualities of the discipline inspection and supervision cadres. In the new era, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core attaches great importance to the discipline inspection and supervision cadre team, and has always placed great expectations, given great trust, and put forward strict requirements. Every time General Secretary Xi Jinping delivers an important speech at the plenary session of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, he emphasizes the strengthening of the construction of the discipline inspection and supervision team. Conscientiously implement the requirements of the Party Central Committee, discipline inspection and supervision organs conscientiously accept the strictest restraint and supervision, increase the intensity of strict management and self-purification, grasp the standardized use of power and strengthen restraints with one hand, and grasp the blade inward with the other hand, clean up the door, and ensure the standardized and correct exercise of discipline and law enforcement powers. The broad masses of discipline inspection and supervision cadres must bear in mind the requirement of being upright before themselves, consciously accept supervision, sincerely accept supervision, and be willing to accept supervision, so as to ensure that the power entrusted by the party and the people will not be abused, and that the sharp sword of punishing evil and promoting good will never be dusted. Comprehensively and strictly administering the party is always on the road, the party's self-revolution is always on the road, and the discipline inspection and supervision organs are also always on the road to strengthening their own construction. It is necessary to give prominence to the spirit of thorough self-revolution, deepen the self-building of discipline inspection and supervision organs, have the courage to revolutionize themselves ideologically, in work style, in honesty, and in strict management, so as to build an iron army of discipline inspection and supervision that reassures the party Central Committee and satisfies the masses. Source: China Discipline Inspection and Supervision News