邓小平理论是对建国以来正反两方面经验的科学概括和总结，是建立在对建国以来的历史进行正确分析和认识基础之上的。邓小平作为党中央第一代核心领导集体的成员、第二代领导集体的核心，“熟悉我们党从开头到现在的历史，对许多重大事件的历史过程都比较了解”。（《邓小平文 Deng Xiaoping Theory is a scientific summary and conclusion of both positive and negative experiences since the founding of the People’s Republic of China and is based on the correct analysis and understanding of the history since the founding of the People’s Republic. As a member of the first generation of the central leading collective of the party Central Committee and the core of the second generation of leading collectives, Deng Xiaoping is “familiar with our party’s history from the very beginning to the present and has a comparative understanding of the historical process of many major events.” ("Deng Xiaoping Wen