“循规蹈矩”在中国近现代文化中一直视为“保守”、“僵化”的代名词。这种贬义不应带入我们正致力建设的法治社会。在法治社会,“规”、“矩”就是法律,我们唯恐人们不“循”不“蹈”。对于现存的法律秩序,我们决不能提倡官吏在修法程序之外“大胆创新”、“打破常规”、“冲破束缚”。在法治社会,“规矩”即法律有着特别的涵义,官吏“循规蹈矩”因而有着特别重要的 “Follow the rules” in modern Chinese culture has always been regarded as “conservative”, “rigid” synonymous. This derogatory should not be brought into the rule of law society that we are trying to build. In a society ruled by law, “rules” and “moments” are laws. We fear that people will not “follow” nor “dance.” With regard to the existing legal order, we must never advocate that officials should “boldly innovate”, “break the routine” and “break the bond” outside the revision process. In the rule of law society, “rules” or laws have special meanings. Officials therefore have a "