社会主义本质这一命题主要是回答社会主义制度对社会生产力发展和社会主义全面进步的内在要求和最终结果。邓小平同志在南巡讲话中对这个命题的回答是严密、完整而深刻的:“社会主义的本质,是解放生产力,发展生产力,消灭剥削,消除两极分化,最终达到共同富 The proposition of the essence of socialism is mainly to answer the internal requirements and the final result of the socialist system on the development of social productive forces and the overall progress of socialism. Comrade Deng Xiaoping's answer to this proposition in his speech on the South Tour is a rigorous, complete and profound one: "The essence of socialism is to liberate the productive forces, develop the productive forces, eliminate exploitation, eliminate the polarization and finally reach the common prosperity