小平同志在南方视察时指出:“社会主义的本质,是解放生产力,发展生产力,消灭剥削,消除两极分化,最终达到共同富裕。”这段讲话寓意深刻,内涵丰富。它澄清了近几年来的许多混乱认识,为我们今后的改革开放指明了方向。所谓本质,就是事物的内部联系,是一事物区别于其他事物的内在规定性。本质是内在的东西,在现实生活中,事物的本质是通过事物的属性表现出来的,而属性则是事物的本质在运动过程中,在同周围事物发生种种关系的过程中的表现。社会主义的本质是社会主义的 In his inspection visit to the south, Comrade Xiaoping pointed out: “The essence of socialism is the liberation of productive forces, the development of productive forces, the eradication of exploitation, the elimination of polarization and the ultimate attainment of common prosperity.” This speech is profound and rich in connotation. It clarified many confusion and understanding in recent years and pointed out the direction for our future reform and opening up. The so-called essence, that is, the internal relations of things, is the inherent stipulation that something is different from other things. Essence is an intrinsic thing. In real life, the essence of things is manifested through the attributes of things, while attributes are the manifestation of the essence of things in the process of movement and in the various relations with the surrounding things. The essence of socialism is socialism