邓小平同志在南巡谈话中鲜明地提出:“社会主义的本质,是解放生产力,发展生产力,消灭剥削,消除两极分化,最终达到共同富裕。”这是在社会主义思想发展史上对社会主义本质的新概括,也是在新的历史条件下对唯物史观的科学运用和发展。邓小平同志关于社会主义本质的概括讲了三层意思:(1)解放 Comrade Deng Xiaoping clearly pointed out in his speech on the southern tour: “The essence of socialism is to liberate the productive forces, develop the productive forces, eliminate exploitation, eliminate polarization and eventually achieve common prosperity.” This is the socialism that has taken place in the history of the development of socialism The new summary of nature is also the scientific application and development of historical materialism under the new historical conditions. Comrade Deng Xiaoping summed up the essence of socialism to talk about the three meanings: (1) Liberation