下基层和一些村支部书记聊工作,听到有的村干部抱怨基层民主扩大后,干部行使权力不方便了,有的认为是权力小了。因为群众不乐意的事,你还真办不成。在此,我想和这些村干部说说怎样认识民主与权力。首先在一定意义上说,民主政治的目的,就是要限制干部的权力。道理很简单,任何公共权力都是通过具体的个人来行使的。我们不否认有公而忘私的高尚者,但仅仅依靠领导者的自觉,难以避免以权谋私的发生。领导者只有明白,手中的权力是 The grassroots and some village party secretaries talked about work. When some village cadres complain about the expansion of grassroots democracy, cadres exercise their power inconveniently, while others think that they are less powerful. Because the people do not like the things, you really can not do. Here, I would like to talk with these village cadres about how to understand democracy and power. First of all, in a certain sense, the purpose of democratic politics is to limit the powers of cadres. The reason is simple, any public power is exercised through specific individuals. We do not deny that there is a noble person who is public and selfless, but it is hard to avoid the abuse of power by relying solely on the leader’s self-consciousness. The leader only understands that the power in the hands is