“党必须在宪法和法律的范围内活动。”这是党在国家政治生活中正确发挥领导作用必须遵守的重要原则。这一原则的提出,是邓小平同志民主与法制思想的一个创举,对于在新时期正确处理政党与法律的关系,加强社会主义民主法制建设,具有极为重要的意义。 “The party must act within the framework of the Constitution and the law.” This is an important principle that the party must abide by in its proper leadership in the country’s political life. Putting forward this principle is a pioneering work of Deng Xiaoping’s thinking on democracy and legal system. It is of great significance to correctly handle the relationship between the political party and the law and to strengthen the building of a socialist democratic legal system in the new era.