18世纪的著名经济学家富兰克林在《给一个年轻商人的忠告》信中谆谆告诫:“请记住,信用就是金钱”;“借人的钱该还的时候一小时也不可多留,否则一次失信,你的朋友的钱袋会永远向你关闭。”1985年秋,邓小平同志讲:“一切企业事业单位,一切经济活动和行政司法工作,都必须实行信用高于一切的原则,严格禁止坑害勒索群众。”由此看来,“信用高于一切”是市场经济甚至整个社会生活中必须遵循而又切不可一时放松的一个非常重要原则。 Franklin, an eminent economist of the 18th century, cautioned in his letter to a young businessman: “Remember, credit is money.” “You must not spend more than an hour in the borrower’s money. Your friend’s purse will always be closed to you.” In the fall of 1985, Comrade Deng Xiaoping said: “All enterprises and institutions, all economic activities and administrative judicial work must implement the principle of ”credit above all else“ and strictly prohibit the use of blackmail. From this point of view, ”credit is above all else" is a very important principle that must be followed in the market economy and even in the entire social life, but must not be temporarily relaxed.