英国史学家艾克顿公爵说:“权力趋向腐败,而绝对的权力趋向绝对地腐败。”行使权力是执政的基本行为方式,执政者因为权力观的不同而形成不同的执政理念,行使权力的方法,千差万别,其后果也各有不同。中国共产党有不同于封建王朝和资产阶级政权的权力观,因此也有不同的执政理念和行使权力的方式。共产党员特别是党员领导成员,在努力提高执政能力的过程中,必须牢固树立正确的权力观。一、“立党为公、执政为民”是正确权力观的本质 Duke Iketon, a British historian, said: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power tends to be absolutely corrupt.” Exercising power is the basic mode of conduct of the governing power. The governing people form different governing concepts because of the different views of power. There are different ways of power, and the consequences are different. The Communist Party of China has a different view of power than feudal dynasties and bourgeois regimes, and therefore has different ways of governing concepts and exercising power. Party members, especially members of Party members, must firmly establish a correct view of power in their efforts to improve their governance capabilities. First, “establishing a party for the public and governing for the people” is the essence of the correct concept of power