Abstract: Democracy is an everlasting subject in human political civilization.In the process of promoting our socialist democracy,we should make two attitudes clear,one is to treat western political civilization properly and the other is to treat China’s situation properly.We should also deal with the relationship between democracy and stabilization,democracy and law,and democracy and authority properly,and enlarge people’s right to know,to participate,to express,and to supervise.

Key words: democracy, political civilization, socialism