依法行政、依法治国是现代公共行政的必然发展趋势。然而当前公共行政在依法行政实践领域中存在着自身无法克服的缺陷。而道德原则在公共行政中的应用 ,可以保障公共行政的社会效果符合社会价值体系的导向 ,体现社会成员的权利 ,进而有效地引导积极行政。在坚持依法行政的前提下 ,完善现代行政道德体系 ,充分发挥公共行政的道德尺度的独特作用 ,才能最终实现社会与人的和谐发展 Administration according to law and governing the country according to law are the inevitable developmental trends of modern public administration. However, the current public administration has its own insurmountable defects in the field of administration by law. The application of moral principles in public administration can ensure that the social effects of public administration conform to the orientation of social value system and embody the rights of members of society and thus effectively guide positive administration. Under the precondition of upholding the administration according to law, we should improve the modern administration moral system and give full play to the unique function of the moral standard of public administration in order to achieve the harmonious development of society and human beings