笔者最近读到一套丛书,眼前不禁为之一亮,丛书名曰:《中国的脊梁——历史上的一百个老百姓》。这是史界学人首次为历史上的老百姓专门立传,以彰显“中国的脊梁”。儒家学说素来倡导:“民为邦本,本固邦宁”。民之重要,于国于邦自不待言,然而,苦于历史上的种种原因,民又处于无话语权之弱势地位,因而在浩如烟海的历史典籍中,记述历朝历代百姓之优秀者的嘉言懿行、贤者 The author recently read a series of books, can not help but one at a glance, the series reads: “China's backbone - a hundred people in history.” This is the first time that scholars in the history have made special publications for the people in history to demonstrate “the backbone of China.” Confucianism has always advocated: “The people for the state, the Benning Ning ”. However, suffering from the historical reasons, the people are in a weaker position with no right to speak. Therefore, in the vast history books, the account of the excellent people of various dynasties and great dynasties, OK, sage