一、关于依法执政与社会主义民主政治的理论探讨(一)法治与民主在人类文明史上,以法治代替人治,是政治文明的重大进步,是社会与政治经济发展的一个重要原因。人类政治文明的演进史早已昭示人们:法治与民主有着天然的亲和力,二者是有机结合,共生共荣的。法治的实现以民主体制的存在为前提,而民主的发展又必须以法治为保障。法治与民主是密切相关的,有法制而无 I. Theoretical Discussion on Governing Statements by Law and Socialist Democracy (I) Law and Democracy In the history of human civilization, substituting rule of law for rule by man is a major advance in political civilization and an important reason for the social and political economic development. The history of the evolution of human political civilization has long shown people: the rule of law and democracy have a natural affinity, the two are organic, symbiotic and co-prosperity. The realization of the rule of law takes the existence of a democratic system as the precondition, and the development of democracy must be guaranteed by the rule of law. The rule of law and democracy are closely related to the rule of law