党的十六大把“三个代表”重要思想与马列主义、毛泽东思想和邓小平理论一道确立为我们党必须长期坚持的指导思想 ,并明确地指出 :贯彻“三个代表”要求 ,关键在坚持与时俱进 ,核心在坚持党的先进性 ,本质在坚持执政为民。这“三个坚持” ,以简练的语言 ,全面概括了“三个代表? The 16th CPC National Congress establishes the important thinking of the ’Three Represents’ along with Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought and Deng Xiaoping Theory as the guiding principle our party must maintain for a long time and states clearly that the key to implementing the ’Three Represents’ Keeping pace with the times, the core is adhering to the advanced nature of the party and essentially sticks to governing for the people. This “three perseverance” summarizes in an all-round way the “three represents” in concise language.