胡锦涛总书记在“三个代表”重要思想理论研讨会上的讲话中指出:“‘三个代表’重要思想的本质是立党为公,执政为民,学习贯彻‘三个代表’重要思想必须以最广大人民的根本利益为根本出发点和落脚点。这是衡量有没有真正学懂、是不是真心实践‘三个代表’重要思想最重要的标志。”这一段话高度概括了“三个代表”重要思想的本质,指出了学习贯彻“三个代表”重要思想的根本目的,提出了衡量学习贯彻“三个代表”重要思想成效的标志,从而将人民的利益放在了至高无上的地位。坚持人民的利益高于一切,把为人民的利益而奋斗作为共产党员的最高准绳,把维护和实现人民的利益作为 General Secretary Hu Jintao pointed out in his speech at the Symposium on the Important Thought of the “Three Represents”: "The essence of the important thinking of the ’Three Represents’ is to set the party for the sake of the public, govern for the people, study and implement the ’Three Represents’ The important thinking must be based on the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people as the fundamental starting point and ending point, which is the most important indicator of whether or not we really understand and truly practice the important thinking of the ’Three Represents.’ The essence of the important thinking of the ’Three Represents,’ points out the fundamental purpose of studying and implementing the important thinking of the ’Three Represents,’ puts forward the measure of measuring the effectiveness of studying and implementing the important thinking on ’Three Represents, The interests of the highest on the position. We must uphold that the interests of the people are above all else, take the struggle for the interests of the people as the highest standard of the Communist Party members, regard the safeguarding and realization of the interests of the people as the